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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... probably arisen a custom now becoming very general of planting a tree to comme- morate any special occasion . Nor is the belief confined to the Old World , for Mr. Leland has quite recently told us that he observed near the tent of a ...
... probably arisen a custom now becoming very general of planting a tree to comme- morate any special occasion . Nor is the belief confined to the Old World , for Mr. Leland has quite recently told us that he observed near the tent of a ...
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... probably the moon or twilight ) ; the other simply hovering , with scintillating plumage , and singing melodiously ( typifying perhaps the sun or daybreak ) . Under the name of Ilpa ( the Jamboa , or Rose - apple ) the cos- mogonic tree ...
... probably the moon or twilight ) ; the other simply hovering , with scintillating plumage , and singing melodiously ( typifying perhaps the sun or daybreak ) . Under the name of Ilpa ( the Jamboa , or Rose - apple ) the cos- mogonic tree ...
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... ( 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 a thousand branches , and causes their seed to fall . Another bird , that is his ...
... ( 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 a thousand branches , and causes their seed to fall . Another bird , that is his ...
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... probably contemplated the country watered by the Tigris and Euphrates the land of the mighty city of Babylon . Many traditions confirm this view : not only were there a district called Eden , and a town called Paradisus , in Syria , a ...
... probably contemplated the country watered by the Tigris and Euphrates the land of the mighty city of Babylon . Many traditions confirm this view : not only were there a district called Eden , and a town called Paradisus , in Syria , a ...
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... probably yielded heavenly ambrosia , and supplied to Adam food that invigorated and refreshed him with its immortal sustenance . So long as he remained in obedience , he was privileged to partake of this glorious food ; but when ...
... probably yielded heavenly ambrosia , and supplied to Adam food that invigorated and refreshed him with its immortal sustenance . So long as he remained in obedience , he was privileged to partake of this glorious food ; but when ...
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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.