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Yedo and Peking (1863)
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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 little gardens as I passed along the streets; and wherever I observed one better than the rest I did not fail to pay it a visit.
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One marked feature of the people, both high and low, is a love for flowers.
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You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
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Robert Fortune
Born:
September 16, 1812
Died:
April 13, 1880
(aged 67)
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