The earth is the garden of nature, and each fruitful country a Paradise.
The Turks, who pass their days in gardens here, will have gardens also
hereafter, and delighting in flowers on earth, must have lilies and
roses in heaven. The delightful world comes after death, and Paradise
succeeds the grave. The verdant state of things is the symbol of the
resurrection; and to flourish in the state of glory, we must first be
sown in corruption.