The intense perfumes of the wild herbs as we trod them underfoot made us feel almost drunk.
Meaning of the quote
The strong, sweet smells of the plants we walked on made us feel like we were a little dizzy, almost as if we had been drinking.
About Jacqueline du Pre
Jacqueline Mary du Pre OBE was a British cellist, widely regarded as one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century. Born in Oxford, she began studying at the Guildhall School of Music in the mid-1950s with William Pleeth, earning the school’s Gold Medal in 1960.
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