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As the lower parts of the Japanese houses and shops are open both before and behind, I had peeps of these pretty…
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Nature generally struggles against this treatment for a while, until her powers seem in a great measure exhausted, when she quietly yields…
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Junipers are generally chosen for the latter purpose, as they can be more readily bent into the desired form; the eyes and…
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A small species of pinus was much prized, and, when dwarfed in the manner of the Chinese, fetched a very high price;…
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Sometimes, as is the case of peach and plum trees, which are often dwarfed, the plants are thrown into a flowering states,…
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Stunted varieties were generally chosen, particularly if they had the side branches opposite or regular, for much depends upon this; a one-sided…
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The Chinese, by their favourite system of dwarfing, contrive to make it, when only a foot and a half or two feet…
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The dwarfed trees of the Chinese and Japanese have been noticed by every author who has written upon these countries, and all…
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There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the proprietor; but…
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The main stem was then in most cases twisted in a zigzag form, which process checked the flow of the sap, and…
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The plants are principally kept in large pots arranged in rows along the sides of narrow paved walks, with the houses of…
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The plants which stand next to dwarf trees in importance with the Chinese are certainly chrysanthemums, which they manage extremely well, perhaps…
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The Atheist is God playing at hide and seek with Himself; but is the Theist any other? Well, perhaps; for he has…
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Dont teach my boy poetry, an English mother recently wrote the Provost of Harrow. Dont teach my boy poetry; he is going…
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Well, well, perhaps I am a bit of a talker. A popular fellow such as I am -- my friends get round…
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Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves if you go to America. There you…
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Physically, I feel extremely well, perhaps fitter than ever.
— Kim Clijsters
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The plants which stand next to dwarf trees in importance with the Chinese are certainly chrysanthemums, which they manage extremely well, perhaps…
— Robert Fortune
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Oh well, perhaps when you're my age you'll know the heart is an untrustworthy beast.The mind too,but it doesn't talk about love.
— Graham Greene
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You know, at times like this one feels, well, perhaps extinct animals should be left extinct.
— Michael Crichton
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I wonder if childhood is ever really happy. Just as well, perhaps. To be blissfully happy so young would leave one always…
— P.D. James
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