| 单词 | vervain |
| 例句 | For the fever we put ice on his face and chest; for the pain we gave him lobelia, blue vervain and skullcap. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The old woman poured steaming water from the kettle over a few pinches of blue vervain and chamomile, then put the mug of herbal tea into Claire’s hands. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes she would ask me to stand next to her and watch, so I could say, “You already added the lobelia. Next is the blue vervain.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z On sunny days, they dined on strands of purpletop vervain, an annual plant that magically returned in other parts of the garden this year, its seeds carried by the wind. Perspective | Creating a garden as a refuge for pollinators — and myself 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Butterflies are important pollinators of native plants and for many plant species and genera—for example, flame azaleas and mock vervains—butterflies are the only, or almost only, pollinators. Dangerous Lies Threaten the National Butterfly Center 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z This is vervain, which is called 'Simpler's Joy,' because of the good it yields to those who, like us to-day, are simplers, gatherers of simple herbs for mankind's benefit. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z However, it is somewhat doubtful whether the vervain of the ancients was similar to the plant which now bears that name. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The vervain and other plants had also their distinct ceremonial. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Growing in the waste places from June until September are the closed heads of the "Self Heal," with its bluish-purple flowers and the spikes of the dainty little vervain. Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good 2011-08-24T02:00:22.913Z "Quick! weave me the wreath of vervain, and show me by what spell I may force the fairies to give me back my child." A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z Upon the warm wind a fragrance was borne, cedar and vervain, and the scent of a hundred flowers. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z Then she had hung up a garland of vervain at the little chapel of Weiterdingen, shedding many tears over it; and never had another lover been able to efface his image from her heart. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z The herb vervain was formerly held of great efficacy against witchcraft, and in various diseases. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z There stood Norma, the vervain's jagged leaves and red shimmering flowers in her hair, the sickle in her hand, the symbol of the changeful moon. Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z Start when the twilight has fallen, and when seven stars are shining over the sea; tell none your errand, and cast three sprigs from your vervain wreath if a hare should cross your path. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z I cannot be mistaken in the scent of vervain, which you love. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z The virtues of vervain also are many; it must be picked “at Spring of day” in “ye monyth of May.” The Old English Herbals Her brow is also crowned with a chaplet of vervain, gathered and wreathed by her own hands, for this herb signifies fecundity. Roman Women Thus, people gathered on this night the rose, St. John’s wort, vervain, trefoil, and rue, all of which were supposed to have magical properties. Folk-lore of Shakespeare This was possibly the verbena, well known in folk-medicine as vervain, and much used in the Middle Ages. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens He held in his hand a nosegay of vervain. The Gold Sickle or Hena, The Virgin of The Isle of Sen. A Tale of Druid Gaul With the exception of vervain, no herb was more highly prized than betony. The Old English Herbals We speak of vervain in connection with rue, because it was the 'holy herb,' just as rue was the 'herb of grace.' Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore The mulberries are reddening, the Doctor reports on his return with the Boy from a botanizing expedition, and black-caps are turning; while bergamot and vervain are among the plants newly added to the herbarium. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo According to one writer, the weasel uses vervain as a preservative against snake-bites, and this idea of its effect might easily have been extended to include death. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens In some cases the most obstinate pain is removed by the use of vervain, both internally in the form of a decoction, and also by suspending the herb round the neck. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families In connection with vervain he quotes Pliny’s saying that “if the dining room be sprinckled with water in which the herbe hath been steeped the guests will be the merrier.” The Old English Herbals The vervain, indeed, was a sacred plant among the Greeks, as well as among the Druids, who gathered it with solemn religious ceremonies, as they did the sacred mistletoe. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore Then the maiden looked up in his eyes and smiled, and held out to him a sprig of the green vervain. The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts Laurel blossom and the red seed of the red vervain weed, burn, crackle in the fire, burn, crackle for my need! Hymen There—amongst thorns and weeds— Cheap herbs and coleworts, with the common seeds Of chesboule or tame poppies, he did sow, And vervain with white lilies caused to grow. Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II My walls with silver vessels shine; Chaste vervain decks the modest shrine, That longs with crimson stains To see its foliage sprinkled o'er, When the devoted Lamb shall pour The treasure of his veins. Original sonnets on various subjects; and odes paraphrased from Horace Then he placed it in an oven with vervain, wrapped it afterwards in a dead man's shroud, and so long as he kept it he never failed in luck at games or work.' Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore See, this is the vervain," she answered in song; "this brings happiness and heart's ease. The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts It was vervain, the perfume of long ago, beloved of the Duchesse de Chartres and the ladies of the forties. The Ghost Girl Shines my house with silverware; Frondage decks the altar stair— Sacred vervain, a device For a lambkin's sacrifice. Something Else Again The person who held it was arrayed in linen only; a circle was shaved round his head, and in his hand he held a branch of vervain. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture The Druids called vervain the 'Holy herb,' and gathered it when the dog-star rose, placing a sacrifice of honey in the earth from which they removed it. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore Gloves are recommended to be worn, scented with musk when baiting for stoats, weasels, etc.., and with vervain or valerian if baiting for cats. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. He sometimes retains what were more properly omitted, as when he talks of vervain and gums to propitiate Venus. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Profoundly superstitious, he taught, for example, that the herb, Verbena officinalis, vervain, would cure tertian or quartan fevers according to the manner in which it was divided or cut. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery Squire Morley of Essex used to say a Prayer which he hoped would do no harm when he hung a bit of vervain root from a scrophulous person's neck. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing This power of the moonwort is said to be still believed in in Normandy, and a similar virtue was also ascribed to the vervain and the mandrake, both associated with rue. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore He stopped, and the two ladies passed close to Charny, who could even recognize the queen's favorite scent, vervain, mixed with mignonette. The Queen's Necklace Pliny writes that the Druids exhibited the herb vervain in the exercise of their rites. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales After the king had given command, he said, "I demand vervain of thee, O king." The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 But a reputation clings to the vervain because it used to be held sacred, as "Holy Herb," and was employed in sacrificial rites, being worn also around the neck as an amulet. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure Chief among such plants were rue and vervain. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore Among them grows the tall blue vervain, its tapering fingers adorned with circles of blue flowers, like sapphire rings passing from the base to the tips of the fingers. Some Summer Days in Iowa The merry chickadees divide their time between the rustling, ragged bark of the red birches and the withered heads of heath-aster and blue vervain below. Some Winter Days in Iowa A superb and subtle chord floated about him; it was composed of vervain, opoponax, and frangipane. Visionaries Then he crowned her with a sprig of vervain from a vase near by. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ In old Greece and Rome vervain was sacred to the god of war, and in Scandinavia it was also sacred to Thor. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore For see, the prophet comes, with vervain crowned; The priests with yew, a venerable band; We leave you to the gods. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 The Druids also looked upon vervain, and some other plants, as holy, and probably for a similar reason. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) The faint odor of vervain filled his nostrils, and he breathed quickly. The Grey Cloak There are cowslips, too, and blue vervain, and white violets. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers Not only was the vervain sacred among the early Druids, but it acquired an early sanctity among Christians. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore He affirms that whoever eats vervain cannot approach a woman for seven days. Là-bas Eliphas Levi was clothed in a white robe, longer and more ample than the surplice of a priest, and he wore upon his head a chaplet of vervain leaves entwined about a golden chain. The Magician With a movement almost unconscious he held the silken fabric close to his face and inhaled … vervain! The Grey Cloak Here, slaves, place me a live turf; here, place me vervains and frankincense, with a flagon of two-year-old wine. The Works of Horace Thus the legend runs: 'All hail, thou holy herb, vervain, Growing on the ground; On the Mount of Calvary There wast thou found! Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore Here, boys, bring turf and vervain too; Have bowls of wine adjacent; And ere our sacrifice is through She may be more complaisant. Echoes from the Sabine Farm At five o'clock merchants and gens de lettres return home from office and tannery, remove the cinders, and commune with vervain and bergamot. Shandygaff As she left the private assembly that night I caught the odor of vervain. The Grey Cloak A gorgeous amaryllis in her hand; Circe-flowers in her ears; her girdle tied with vervain. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II An odor of vervain stole through the room. A Love Episode To which add also a handful of vervain, which is very good to strengthen both the womb and the head, which are commonly afflicted together by sympathy. The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy Favourite ingredients with these later practitioners were mandragora, cantharides, and vervain, which were supposed to have Satanic properties. Trial of Mary Blandy There was still the delicate odor of vervain—her perfume—clinging to it. The Grey Cloak The ancients had their Verbenalia when the temples were strewed with vervain, and no incantation or lustration was deemed perfect without the aid of this plant. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden The old perfume of vervain had died away; Helene's fingers had surely become greatly attenuated, and her hand was unusually soft. A Love Episode Let her boil burnet, mugwort, feverfew and vervain in all her broths. The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy People also burn vervain in the fires, and they say that in the ashes of the plant you may find, if you look for it, the "Fool's Stone." Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul In common with the mistletoe and vervain the Druids held the Selago and Samolus as sacred plants, and never approached them but in the most devout and reverential manner. Notes and Queries, Number 15, February 9, 1850 The narrow path winding through the vineyards was bordered with cat-mint, agrimony, vervain, and camomile. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine There was no bonnet to be found; but at last they came across one from which they tore a bunch of red vervain flowers. A Love Episode He had drawn closer to the girl, and he brought a cloying odor of frangipani, bergamot and vervain. The Certain Hour As each departed, he threw the mugwort and vervain into the fire, saying, "May all my ill-luck depart and be burnt up with these." Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul Sad cypress, vervain, yew, compose the wreath, And ev'ry baleful green denoting death. The Aeneid English Bees, the vervain's benefactors, are usually seen clinging to the blooming spikes, and apparently asleep on them. Wild Flowers Worth Knowing As he hung over her he drank in the faint perfume of vervain that arose from her dressing-gown. A Love Episode Which may be easily done in aviaries and voleries by the help of saltpetre and the sacred herb vervain. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 And, as if it were an herb every whit as holy as the vervain, and reverenced by ghosts, spirits, hobgoblins, fiends, and phantoms, the bodies of deceased men are never buried without it. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 On the king so commanding him he said, "I demand vervain of thee, O king." Roman History, Books I-III Two of the most frequently used ingredients in witches cauldrons were the vervain and the rue. Wild Flowers Worth Knowing Ferns and wild flowers bordered the path; there were brilliant cardinal flowers, pale forget-me-nots, slender blossomed blue vervain, cheerful red lilies. The Camp Fire Girls at Camp Keewaydin Or, Paddles Down Virgil, it may be remembered, alludes to this plant as one of the charms used by an enchantress:— "Bring running water, bind those altars round With fillets, with vervain strew the ground." The Folk-lore of Plants Their look was sure death, but they could be poisoned by a draught compounded of agrimony, dill and vervain. Masters of the Guild The open forest was sometimes one large field of everlasting flowers with bright yellow blossoms; whilst the scrub plains were thickly covered with grasses and vervain. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 It was not one of those heavy perfumes of her mother, but a discreet breath in which he fancied he could detect a suspicion of iris powder, and perhaps a suggestion of vervain. Yvette As each departed, he threw the mugwort and vervain into the fire, saying, “May all my ill-luck depart and be burnt up with these.” The Golden Bough In Germany, nowadays, a wreath of vervain is presented to the newly-married bride; a plant which, on account of its mystic virtues, was formerly much used for love-philtres and charms. The Folk-lore of Plants Two of the most frequently used ingredients in witches' cauldrons were the vervain and the rue. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors On the plains there were fields of native carrots, now dry; also of vervain and burr. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 Every night he found his companion more good-humoured and more beautiful, exhaling pleasure and perfuming the nuptial bed with a delicious odour of fennel and vervain. Penguin Island As the vervain dries up in the smoke, so the tumour will also dry up and disappear. The Golden Bough Thus, two of those most frequently used as ingredients in the mystic cauldron were the vervain and the rue, these plants having been specially credited with supernatural virtues. The Folk-lore of Plants In general habit like the blue vervain, its flowers are more purplish than blue, and are scattered, not crowded, along the spikes. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors It is curious that the vervain, or verbena, employed by brides for centuries as the emblem of chastity, should be one of the notorious botanical examples of a willful hybrid. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors From Massachusetts and Florida westward to Minnesota and Arkansas one finds the plant blooming in dry fields from June to August, after the parsimonious manner of the vervain tribe. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors Take a root of vervain, cut it across, and hang one end of it round the patient’s neck, and the other in the smoke of the fire. The Golden Bough In Brittany, vervain is popularly termed the "herb of the cross," and when gathered with a certain formula is efficacious in curing wounds. The Folk-lore of Plants Bees, the vervain's benefactors, are usually seen clinging to the blooming spikes, and apparently sleep on them. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors |
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