John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1963 Franis Baon 1561-1626 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1963 |
| AUTHOR: | Francis Bacon (1561–1626) |
| QUOTATION: | God Almighty first planted a garden. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Of Gardens. |
| Note 1. God the first garden made, and the first city Cain. Abraham Cowley: The Garden, Essay v. God made the country, and man made the town. William Cowper: The Task, book i. line 749. Divina natura dedit agros, ars humana ædificavit urbes (Divine Nature gave the fields, human art built the cities).—Varro: De Re Rustica, iii. 1. [back] |