The plant-lore & garden-craft of ShakespeareEllacombe, Henry Nicholson
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The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare
Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson
Gardens in literature; Plants in literature; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Botany
[282:2] The flowers of Fragaria lucida are slightly violet-scented, but
I know of no Strawberry flower that can be said to "give most odorous
smell."
[282:3]
"The wood nymphs oftentimes would busied be,
And pluck for him the blushing Strawberry,
Making from them a bracelet on a bent,
Which for a favour to this swain they sent."
BROWNE'S _Brit. Past._, i, 2.
SUGAR.
(1) _Prince Henry._
But, sweet Ned--to sweeten which name of Ned, I give thee this
pennyworth of Sugar, clapped even now into my hand by an
under-skinker.
* * * * *
To drive away the time till Falstaff comes, I prithee, do thou
stand in some by-room, while I question my puny drawer to
what end he gave me the Sugar.
* * * * *
Nay, but hark you, Francis; for the Sugar thou gavest me,
'twas a pennyworth, was't not?
_1st Henry IV_, act ii, sc. 4 (23, 31, 64).
(2) _Biron._
White-handed mistress, one sweet word with thee.
_Princess._
Honey, and Milk, and Sugar, there is three.
_Love's Labour's Lost_, act v, sc. 2 (230).
(3) _Quickly._
And in such wine and Sugar of the best and the fairest, that
would have won any woman's heart.
_Merry Wives_, act ii, sc. 2 (70).
(4) _Bassanio._
Here are sever'd lips
Parted with Sugar breath; so sweet a bar
Should sunder such sweet friends.
_Merchant of Venice_, act iii, sc. 2 (118).
(5) _Touchstone._
Honesty coupled to beauty is to have honey a sauce to Sugar.
_As You Like It_, act iii, sc. 2 (30).
(6) _Northumberland._
Your fair discourse hath been as Sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
_Richard II_, act ii, sc. 3 (6).
(7) _Clown._
Let me see,--what am I to buy for our sheep-shearing feast?
Three pound of Sugar, five pound of Currants.
_Winter's Tale_, act iv, sc. 3 (39).
(8) _K. Henry._
You have witchcraft in your lips, Kate: there is more
eloquence in a Sugar touch of them than in the tongues of
the French council.
_Henry V_, act v, sc. 2 (401).
(9) _Queen Margaret._
Poor painted Queen, vain flourish of my fortune!
Why strew'st thou Sugar on that bottled spider,
Whose deadly web ensnareth thee about?
_Richard III_, act i, sc. 3 (241).
(10) _Gloucester._
Your grace attended to their Sugar'd words,
But look'd not on the poison of their hearts.
_Richard III_, act iii, sc. 1 (13).
(11) _Polonius._
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