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Anna Karenina vocabulary
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heart's-ease
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synonyms: kiss-me-at-the-gate ???
tags: [Rx] [botany]
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Definition:johnny jump up, a common wildflower of the Northern Hemisphere, related to the pansy.Historically it was used medicinally for skin problems and respiratory problems.
photo: by Jörg Hempel, under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Germany license.
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Going along the narrow path to a little uncut meadow covered on one side with thick clumps of brilliant heart's-ease among which stood up here and there tall, dark green tufts of hellebore,
Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina (Translated by Constance Garnett)
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I will dare to say that this Boy lives a merrier life, and wears more of that Herb called Heart's-ease in his bosom, than he that is clad in Silk and Velvet; but we will proceed in our discourse.
John Bunyan. Pilgrim’s Progress (1678)
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