Husbandry spiritualized, or, The heavenly use of earthly things consisting of many pleasant observations,…

MEDIT. III.

Upon a heedless tread in a curious Garden.

Vpon a heedless tread in a curious Garden.

Passing through the small divisions of a curious knot, which was richly adorned with rare Tulips, and other: beautiful flowers, I was very careful to shun those flowers, which indeed had no other worth to commend them, but their exquisite colours, and unadvisedly trod upon and spoiled an excellent choice herb, which though it grew obscurely, yet had rare physical virtues in it.

PAssing through the small divisions of a curious knot, which was richly adorned with rare Tulips, and other: beautiful flowers, I was very careful to shun those flowers, which indeed had no other worth to commend them, but their exquisite colours, and unadvisedlytrod upon and spoyled an excellent choice herb, which though it grew obscurely, yet had rare physical vertues in it.

When I was made sensible of the involuntary trespass I had committed, I thought I could scarcely make the Owner a better compensation, than by telling him, that herein (though against my will) I did but tread in the footsteps of the greatest part of the world, who are very careful (as I was) to keep their due distance from splendid, though worthless Gallants; mean while trampling upon, and crushing under