Shakespeare's Wild Flowers: Fairy Lore, Gardens, Herbs, Gatherers of Simples and Bee Lore |
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The woodlands are lit by their pale flames as they are lit by no other flower . As Giles Fletcher wrote , two centuries ago “ the woods ' late wintry head Wide flaming Primroses set all on fier . ” Spenser , in his Shepherd's Calendar ...
The woodlands are lit by their pale flames as they are lit by no other flower . As Giles Fletcher wrote , two centuries ago “ the woods ' late wintry head Wide flaming Primroses set all on fier . ” Spenser , in his Shepherd's Calendar ...
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The type has white flowers , but there are several varieties , one with pale yellow flowers and another with pink . In Victorian times the varieties were more numerous , the most sweetly scented being Princesse de Nassau .
The type has white flowers , but there are several varieties , one with pale yellow flowers and another with pink . In Victorian times the varieties were more numerous , the most sweetly scented being Princesse de Nassau .
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The colour in thy face That even for anger makes the lily pale , And the red rose blush at her own disgrace , Shall plead for me , and tell my loving tale . ” Lucrece . “ Love's not Time's fool , though rosy lips and cheeks Within his ...
The colour in thy face That even for anger makes the lily pale , And the red rose blush at her own disgrace , Shall plead for me , and tell my loving tale . ” Lucrece . “ Love's not Time's fool , though rosy lips and cheeks Within his ...
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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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