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think lightly of women’s pursuits, as 
unsuited to the dignity of the manly 
character. As they entered the gar¬ 
den, the fragrance of a thousand blos¬ 
soms regaled their senses, and the young 
people exclaimed together, “ How de¬ 
lightful !” “ And now, father,” said 
Henry,” after all, do you not like these 
sweet roses and jessamines better than 
all Ellen’s wild plants ?” 
“Really, Henry, at this moment I 
think, with you, that nothing can be 
more delightful, or more like ‘flowers 
worthy of Paradise,’ than these roses 
and jessamines, and the other fragrant 
blossoms by which we are surrounded. 
You know, too, that I am passionately 
fond of a garden. Do you remember 
the beginning of lord Bacon’s chapter 
on gardens, which I showed to you 
the other day ?” 
“Oh! yes, father, I remember, he 
writes as if he had so completely enjoy- 
