Aromatic plants bestow no spicy fragrance while they grow; b

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Aromatic plants bestow no spicy fragrance while they grow; but crush'd or trodden to the ground, diffuse their balmy sweets around. - Oliver Goldsmith

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Anglo-Irish writer, poet, playwright 1730-74

Born:10th November, 1730
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Starsign: Scorpio

Author Keywords: Playwright, Poet, Writer, Anglo-irish

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