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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... known both as the eagle's and the owl's tree . Either one or the other of these birds ( probably the eagle ) sits perched on its top . The moment he rises from the tree , a thousand branches shoot forth ; when he settles again he breaks ...
... known both as the eagle's and the owl's tree . Either one or the other of these birds ( probably the eagle ) sits perched on its top . The moment he rises from the tree , a thousand branches shoot forth ; when he settles again he breaks ...
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... known until the time of Moses , who received from God the order to cut them . Moses obeyed , and with these three rods , which exhaled a perfume of the Promised Land , performed many miracles , cured the sick , drew water from a rock ...
... known until the time of Moses , who received from God the order to cut them . Moses obeyed , and with these three rods , which exhaled a perfume of the Promised Land , performed many miracles , cured the sick , drew water from a rock ...
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... known as May Lily . The Germans call it Mai blume , a name they also apply to the Hepatica and Kingcup . In Devon and Cornwall the Lilac is known as May - flower , and much virtue is thought to be attached to a spray of the narrow ...
... known as May Lily . The Germans call it Mai blume , a name they also apply to the Hepatica and Kingcup . In Devon and Cornwall the Lilac is known as May - flower , and much virtue is thought to be attached to a spray of the narrow ...
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... known as Our Lady's Thistle ( Carduus Marianus ) . In Germany the Poly- podium vulgare , which grows in clefts of rocks , is believed to have sprung from the milk of the Virgin ( in ancient times from Freyja's ' milk ) . The Pulmonaria ...
... known as Our Lady's Thistle ( Carduus Marianus ) . In Germany the Poly- podium vulgare , which grows in clefts of rocks , is believed to have sprung from the milk of the Virgin ( in ancient times from Freyja's ' milk ) . The Pulmonaria ...
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... known as the Twelve Apostles : there is another group of Oaks extant known as the Four Evangelists . Beneath the venerable Yews at Fountain Abbey , Yorkshire , the founders of the Abbey held their council in 1132 . 66 Cross Oaks were so ...
... known as the Twelve Apostles : there is another group of Oaks extant known as the Four Evangelists . Beneath the venerable Yews at Fountain Abbey , Yorkshire , the founders of the Abbey held their council in 1132 . 66 Cross Oaks were so ...
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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.