Wordsworth's curse on One who would peep and botanize Upon his mother's grave seems, in the judgment of many, fairly earned by the critic, whoever he may be, who ventures to suggest that in any slightest instance the language of the formularies might have been more happily phrased.
"A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer"
William Reed Huntington
I sailed my toy boats on the salt marshes where Tompkins Square now is, and I used to shoot, botanize, and hunt for crystals all over the island beyond Thirty-Second Street, the land being sparsely inhabited.
"The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume I"
William James Stillman
But, a smart shower coming up just then, the Indian crept under his canoe, while we, protected by our rubber coats, proceeded to botanize.
"Canoeing in the wilderness"
Henry David Thoreau