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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Página xiv
... lives of the trees they inhabited . Hence arose the conceptions of Hamadryads , Dryads , Sylvans , Tree - nymphs , Elves , Fairies , and other beneficent spirits who peopled forests and dwelt in individual trees — not only in the Old ...
... lives of the trees they inhabited . Hence arose the conceptions of Hamadryads , Dryads , Sylvans , Tree - nymphs , Elves , Fairies , and other beneficent spirits who peopled forests and dwelt in individual trees — not only in the Old ...
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... comfort and as it were revive the spirits , and perfume a whole house , even so such men as live vertuously , labouring to do good , and profit the Church , God , and the common xxii . Plant bore , begends , and byrics .
... comfort and as it were revive the spirits , and perfume a whole house , even so such men as live vertuously , labouring to do good , and profit the Church , God , and the common xxii . Plant bore , begends , and byrics .
Página xxiv
... live on the same ground with the other . The Walnut , it is believed , dislikes the Oak , the Rowan the Juniper , the White - thorn the Black - thorn ; and there is said to be a mutual aversion between Rosemary , Lavender , the Bay ...
... live on the same ground with the other . The Walnut , it is believed , dislikes the Oak , the Rowan the Juniper , the White - thorn the Black - thorn ; and there is said to be a mutual aversion between Rosemary , Lavender , the Bay ...
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... live without you . " She then ordered a prisoner to be brought before them , who , on drinking the wine from Antony's goblet , instantly expired in their presence . The Romans wore garlands at sacred rites , games and festivals , on ...
... live without you . " She then ordered a prisoner to be brought before them , who , on drinking the wine from Antony's goblet , instantly expired in their presence . The Romans wore garlands at sacred rites , games and festivals , on ...
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... live , Until it reach to Heaven with its boughs ; Boughs that for loyalty shall garlands give . " On CORPUS CHRISTI DAY it was formerly the custom in unreformed England to strew the streets through which the pro- cession passed with ...
... live , Until it reach to Heaven with its boughs ; Boughs that for loyalty shall garlands give . " On CORPUS CHRISTI DAY it was formerly the custom in unreformed England to strew the streets through which the pro- cession passed with ...
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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
Pasajes populares
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.