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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... believed ) in which dwelt in a Palm - tree the golden - breasted Phoenix , -the bird of the sun , which was thought to abide a hundred years in this Elysium of the Arabian deserts , and then to appear in the Temple of the Sun at ...
... believed ) in which dwelt in a Palm - tree the golden - breasted Phoenix , -the bird of the sun , which was thought to abide a hundred years in this Elysium of the Arabian deserts , and then to appear in the Temple of the Sun at ...
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... believed to have sprung from the milk of the Virgin ( in ancient times from Freyja's milk ) . The Pulmonaria is also known as Unser Frauen Milch ( Our Lady's Milk ) . • When , after the birth of Jesus , His parents fled into Egypt ...
... believed to have sprung from the milk of the Virgin ( in ancient times from Freyja's milk ) . The Pulmonaria is also known as Unser Frauen Milch ( Our Lady's Milk ) . • When , after the birth of Jesus , His parents fled into Egypt ...
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... believed to have furnished the wood of the Cross on which Jesus was crucified . At Christmas , according to an ancient pious tradition , all the plants rejoice . In commemoration of the birth of our Saviour , in countries nearer His ...
... believed to have furnished the wood of the Cross on which Jesus was crucified . At Christmas , according to an ancient pious tradition , all the plants rejoice . In commemoration of the birth of our Saviour , in countries nearer His ...
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... believed that the Elder was the unfortunate tree ; and woodmen will look carefully into the faggots before using them for fuel , in case any of this wood should be bound up in them . The gipsies entertain the notion that the Cross was ...
... believed that the Elder was the unfortunate tree ; and woodmen will look carefully into the faggots before using them for fuel , in case any of this wood should be bound up in them . The gipsies entertain the notion that the Cross was ...
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... believed to preserve the eyes from all harm during the succeeding year . In Venetia the dew is reputed to renew the roots of the hair on the baldest of heads . It is collected in a small phial , and a herb called Basilica is placed in ...
... believed to preserve the eyes from all harm during the succeeding year . In Venetia the dew is reputed to renew the roots of the hair on the baldest of heads . It is collected in a small phial , and a herb called Basilica is placed in ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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