The flower's leaves...serve as bridal beds which the Creator has so gloriously prepared, adorned with such noble bed curtains, and perfumed with so many sweet scents to induce the young bridegroom to perform his nuptials with his beloved bride.
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A vivid and somewhat anthropomorphic description of plant reproduction, from 'Praeludia Sponsaliorum Plantarum' (Prelude to the Nuptials of Plants), which was considered quite risqué.
1729 (published 1730)
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