Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics: Embracing the Myths, Traditions, Superstitions, and Folk-lore of the Plant KingdomS. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1884 - 610 páginas |
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... custom of planting a tree on the birth of an infant ; the tree being thought to symbolise human life in its destiny of growth , production of fruit , and multiplication of its species ; and , when fully grown , giving shade , shelter ...
... custom of planting a tree on the birth of an infant ; the tree being thought to symbolise human life in its destiny of growth , production of fruit , and multiplication of its species ; and , when fully grown , giving shade , shelter ...
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... custom for all classes to observe the May - day festival , and we are told that the king himself rode a - Maying from Greenwich to Shooter's Hill , with his Queen Katherine , accompanied by many lords and ladies . Chaucer relates how on ...
... custom for all classes to observe the May - day festival , and we are told that the king himself rode a - Maying from Greenwich to Shooter's Hill , with his Queen Katherine , accompanied by many lords and ladies . Chaucer relates how on ...
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... custom of planting a May - tree in French towns subsisted until the 17th century : in 1610 , one was planted in the court of the Louvre . In some parts of Spain the name of Maia is given to the May Queen ( selected generally as being ...
... custom of planting a May - tree in French towns subsisted until the 17th century : in 1610 , one was planted in the court of the Louvre . In some parts of Spain the name of Maia is given to the May Queen ( selected generally as being ...
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... custom was long retained of throwing nosegays into springs and fountains , and chaplets into wells . Sir Walter Scott tells us that " in Perthshire there are several wells dedicated to St. Fillan , which are still places of pilgrimage ...
... custom was long retained of throwing nosegays into springs and fountains , and chaplets into wells . Sir Walter Scott tells us that " in Perthshire there are several wells dedicated to St. Fillan , which are still places of pilgrimage ...
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... custom . When the bridegroom quits his father's roof to settle in some other town or village , he has his bed linen embroidered at the corners with flowers surmounted by a tree , on whose branches are perched cock birds : on each side ...
... custom . When the bridegroom quits his father's roof to settle in some other town or village , he has his bed linen embroidered at the corners with flowers surmounted by a tree , on whose branches are perched cock birds : on each side ...
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Términos y frases comunes
according Agrimony Amaranth ancient Apple Batou beauty believed beneath birds blood blossoms boughs branches called Cedar Ceres charm Church colour consecrated considered Cross crown cure custom Cypress death derived Dioscorides Dittany divine dream earth Egyptians emblem employed England Fairy Fern festival floral flowers formerly Freyja fruit funeral garden garlands gathered Gerarde Germany Glastonbury Thorn goddess golden Grass Greeks grew grows Gubernatis hand Haoma held Hellebore Henbane hence herb Herbal herbalists Hindus Holy honour India Indian John's Eve juice Jupiter King known Laurel leaf leaves legend Lily Lotus lover magical maidens Mistletoe Moon Moonwort night nymph Ovid Paradise plant Pliny plucked poets poisonous Queen regarded reputed resembling Romans root Rose says seed serpents species spring superstition supposed sweet symbol tells Thorn tradition Venus Vervain Virgin Vishnu whilst wild Witches wood wreaths Yggdrasill young
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Página 193 - With fairest flowers, Whilst summer lasts, and I live here, Fidele, I'll sweeten thy sad grave : thou shalt not lack The flower that's like thy face, pale primrose ; nor The azured hare-bell, like thy veins ; no, nor The leaf of eglantine, whom not to slander, Out-sweeten'd not thy breath...
Página 70 - Over hill, over dale, Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire, I do wander every where, Swifter than the moon's sphere ; And I serve the fairy queen, To dew her orbs upon the green. The cowslips tall her pensioners be : In their gold coats spots you see ; Those be rubies, fairy favours, In those freckles live their savours : I must go seek some dewdrops here, And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear.
Página 218 - With these thou seest— if indeed I go (For all my mind is clouded with a doubt) — To the island-valley of Avilion ; Where falls not hail, or rain, or any snow. Nor ever wind blows loudly ; but it lies Deep-meadowed, happy, fair with orchard lawns And bowery hollows crown'd with summer sea, Where I will heal me of my grievous wound.
Página 60 - The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
Página 60 - I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together...
Página 556 - My lord of Ely, when I was last in Holborn, I saw good strawberries in your garden there ; I do beseech you send for some of them.
Página 212 - The eternal regions. Lowly reverent Towards either throne they bow, and to the ground With solemn adoration down they cast Their crowns inwove with amarant and gold ; Immortal amarant, a flower which once In Paradise, fast by the tree of life, Began to bloom...
Página 70 - I where the bolt of Cupid fell : It fell upon a little western flower, Before milk-white, now purple with love's wound. And maidens call it love-in-idleness.
Página 539 - tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs that wing the midway air Show scarce so gross as beetles: halfway down Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade!
Página 452 - The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field, which indeed is the least of all seeds, but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.