D. H. Lawrence on Fruit
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βRipe figs wonβt keep.β
βSilver-pink peach, venetian green glass of medlars and sorb-apples.β
βWhy so velvety, why so voluptuous heavy? Why hanging with such inordinate weight? Why so indented? Why the groove? Why the lovely, bivalve roundnesses? Why the ripple down the sphere? Why the suggestion of incision?β