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  • Almost the same johnswort springs from the same perennial root in this pasture, and even I have at length helped to clothe that fabulous landscape of my infant dreams, and one of the results of my presence and influence is seen in these bean leaves, corn blades, and potato vines.

    Walden 2004

  • In my front yard grew the strawberry, blackberry, and life-everlasting, johnswort and goldenrod, shrub oaks and sand cherry, blueberry and groundnut.

    Walden 2004

  • I to oust johnswort and the rest, and break up their ancient herb garden?

    Walden 2004

  • I would advise you to set in the spade down yonder among the ground-nuts, where you see the johnswort waving.

    Walden 2004

  • In my front yard grew the strawberry, blackberry, and life-everlasting, johnswort and golden-rod, shrub-oaks and sand-cherry, blueberry and ground-nut.

    Walden, or Life in the woods 1854

  • Almost the same johnswort springs from the same perennial root in this pasture, and even I have at length helped to clothe that fabulous landscape of my infant dreams, and one of the results of my presence and influence is seen in these bean leaves, corn blades, and potato vines.

    Walden, or Life in the woods 1854

  • I would advise you to set in the spade down yonder among the ground-nuts, where you see the johnswort waving.

    Walden~ Chapter 12 (historical) 1854

  • But what right had I to oust johnswort and the rest, and break up their ancient herb garden?

    Walden, or Life in the woods 1854

  • In my front yard grew the strawberry, blackberry, and life-everlasting, johnswort and goldenrod, shrub oaks and sand cherry, blueberry and groundnut.

    Walden~ Chapter 04 (historical) 1854

  • This was my curious labor all summer, -- to make this portion of the earth's surface, which had yielded only cinquefoil, blackberries, johnswort, and the like, before, sweet wild fruits and pleasant flowers, produce instead this pulse.

    Walden, or Life in the woods 1854

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