Shakespeare's Wild Flowers: Fairy Lore, Gardens, Herbs, Gatherers of Simples and Bee Lore |
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The “ cowslips tall ” who were Titania's pensioners , gives us an idea of the size of the fairy queen , and Ariel could lie “ in a cowslip's bell ” .1 The closely allied oxlips Shakespeare mentions twice . Oxlips grew on the bank where ...
The “ cowslips tall ” who were Titania's pensioners , gives us an idea of the size of the fairy queen , and Ariel could lie “ in a cowslip's bell ” .1 The closely allied oxlips Shakespeare mentions twice . Oxlips grew on the bank where ...
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An old man , Triplet by name , is said to have held his horses ' bridle , whilst Sir Thomas knelt down to give thanks for having the site revealed to him . Was Shakespeare familiar with the garden belonging to Gerard , the author of the ...
An old man , Triplet by name , is said to have held his horses ' bridle , whilst Sir Thomas knelt down to give thanks for having the site revealed to him . Was Shakespeare familiar with the garden belonging to Gerard , the author of the ...
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Give grandam Kingdom , and it grandam will Give it a plum , a cherry , and a fig . " King Jobn . Act ii , Scene 1 . EVANS . “ I will also dance and eat plums at your weddings . " The Merry Wives of Windsor . Act v , Scene s .
Give grandam Kingdom , and it grandam will Give it a plum , a cherry , and a fig . " King Jobn . Act ii , Scene 1 . EVANS . “ I will also dance and eat plums at your weddings . " The Merry Wives of Windsor . Act v , Scene s .
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| Title | Shakespeare's Wild Flowers: Fairy Lore, Gardens, Herbs, Gatherers of Simples and Bee Lore |
| Author | Eleanour Sinclair Rohde |
| Publisher | Medici society, Limited, 1935 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 4 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 235 pages |
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