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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... grew by the side of the river that separates the world from heaven ; and that only by means of its overhanging branches could mankind pass from the earthly to the immortal bank . The material tree of Buddha is generally represented ...
... grew by the side of the river that separates the world from heaven ; and that only by means of its overhanging branches could mankind pass from the earthly to the immortal bank . The material tree of Buddha is generally represented ...
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... grew Hom ( or Haoma ) , the Tree of Life , the fruit of which gave vigour and immortality . This Paradise was in Iran . The woman being persuaded by Ahriman , in the guise of a serpent , gave her husband fruit to eat , which was ...
... grew Hom ( or Haoma ) , the Tree of Life , the fruit of which gave vigour and immortality . This Paradise was in Iran . The woman being persuaded by Ahriman , in the guise of a serpent , gave her husband fruit to eat , which was ...
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... grew the Tree of Life . Now , what was this tree ? Various have been the conjectures with regard to its nature . The tradi- tions of the Rabbins make the Tree of Life a supernatural tree , resembling the world- or cloud - trees of the ...
... grew the Tree of Life . Now , what was this tree ? Various have been the conjectures with regard to its nature . The tradi- tions of the Rabbins make the Tree of Life a supernatural tree , resembling the world- or cloud - trees of the ...
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... grew rapidly . After the death of Eve , Seth returned to Paradise , and there met the Angel , who had in his hands a branch to which was suspended the half of the Apple which had been bitten by his mother Eve . The Angel gave this to ...
... grew rapidly . After the death of Eve , Seth returned to Paradise , and there met the Angel , who had in his hands a branch to which was suspended the half of the Apple which had been bitten by his mother Eve . The Angel gave this to ...
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... grew until the time of Solomon , who wished to make use of it in the construction of the Temple . After several abortive attempts , it was at length made into a seat for visitors to the Temple . The Sibyl Erythræa ( the Queen of Sheba ) ...
... grew until the time of Solomon , who wished to make use of it in the construction of the Temple . After several abortive attempts , it was at length made into a seat for visitors to the Temple . The Sibyl Erythræa ( the Queen of Sheba ) ...
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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.