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Paradise remade
A recurrent theme was that all gardens were in some sense recreations
of the Garden of Eden, established by God as the first home of
man. Later gardeners, it was thought, might by their learning,
systematic collecting, art and labour recover the original integrity
of creation lost with the Deluge, and also the mastery over the
natural world which Adam had enjoyed.
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Elysium Britannicum (unpublished)
John Evelyn's pen-and-ink drawing of garden tools.
Add. MS 78342, f.58
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The Paradise Lost of Milton with illustrations.
Designed and engraved by John Martin, 2 vols, 1827.
643, m.19
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But for some writers, such as John Milton, the most significant presence
in the garden remained the serpent, bringing temptation and loss of man's
innocence.
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