Shakespeare's Wild Flowers: Fairy Lore, Gardens, Herbs, Gatherers of Simples and Bee Lore |
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... violet - Viola odorata- " Violets dim , But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eye , Or Cytherea's breath . ” 1 How accurately he describes the fleeting nature of their exquisite scent : - " Sweet , not lasting , The perfume and suppliance ...
... violet - Viola odorata- " Violets dim , But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eye , Or Cytherea's breath . ” 1 How accurately he describes the fleeting nature of their exquisite scent : - " Sweet , not lasting , The perfume and suppliance ...
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... violets borne and enriched by a south wind ? Shakespeare's keen appreciation of the scent of violets is evident in several other passages , notably the following : - 66 66 To gild refined gold , to paint the lily , To throw a perfume on ...
... violets borne and enriched by a south wind ? Shakespeare's keen appreciation of the scent of violets is evident in several other passages , notably the following : - 66 66 To gild refined gold , to paint the lily , To throw a perfume on ...
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... violets , primroses . cowslips Myrtle Myrite Cabbage Roses Damask Roses Flower de lace Carnations Carnations Edging of violets and daisies Flower de lace Edging of violel's and daisies Lars en . der Pansies Pansies Flower de luce Edging ...
... violets , primroses . cowslips Myrtle Myrite Cabbage Roses Damask Roses Flower de lace Carnations Carnations Edging of violets and daisies Flower de lace Edging of violel's and daisies Lars en . der Pansies Pansies Flower de luce Edging ...
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Act iv Adonis amongst apple associated beauty centuries colour common commonly compared Coriolanus crown Cymbeline delight describes doth Duke Earl Elizabethan Ends eyes fair fairies Fifth figures flowers frequently fruit garden give green grow grown Hamlet hath Henry the Fourth Henry the Sixth herbs honey Ibid John King Henry King Richard known ladies leaves lily live look lord Love's Labour's Lost Measure mentioned Merry Wives Midsummer Night's Dream nature never noble noted orchard Othello pale Parkinson passage pear plant plantain play probably Queen references Romeo and Juliet root rose rosemary rush says Scene scent Second Shakespeare Shakespeare mentions smell Sonnet summer sweet Tempest thee thorns thou tree violets weeds wild Winter's Winter's Tale Wives of Windsor young