Didactic poem · 1791

The Economy of Vegetation

The Botanic Garden, Part I

by Erasmus Darwin

Darwin's four-canto didactic poem in heroic couplets, in which Nymphs of Fire, Gnomes, Nymphs of Water and Sylphs preside over the natural philosophy of heat, earth, water and air.

Contents · 4 parts

• Canto Iabout 600 lines
• Canto IIabout 610 lines
• Canto IIIabout 590 lines
• Canto IVabout 640 lines

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