Origin of the Colour and Fragrance of the Rose. By Dr. Booker
Anon
Genre: | Anecdote, Drollery |
Subjects: | Botany, Sex, Gender, Christianity |
The anecdote recounts Booker's humorous poetical explanation of the origin of scented and coloured roses, which relates them to the primeval flower's reaction to the kiss of Eve. |
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