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Page 73
... rose leaves or smeared with their juice . Roses of Preneste and Capua were the favourite varieties , although others are mentioned . There were , for example , the single , the double or ' hundred - leaved ' and a sweet - smelling kind ...
... rose leaves or smeared with their juice . Roses of Preneste and Capua were the favourite varieties , although others are mentioned . There were , for example , the single , the double or ' hundred - leaved ' and a sweet - smelling kind ...
Page 113
... roses , which we value as precious ' briars ' for their exquisite beauty of colour , grew rampant in shades of red , yellow and white . There was also in abundance the double pink rose from which attar was extracted . Lilies of the ...
... roses , which we value as precious ' briars ' for their exquisite beauty of colour , grew rampant in shades of red , yellow and white . There was also in abundance the double pink rose from which attar was extracted . Lilies of the ...
Page 137
... Rose Narcissus lies beneath a lonely pine , and Charle- magne took his seat under its branches on cere- monial ... roses and violets into garlands became a favourite amusement in good society and ladies danced the carole with blue ...
... Rose Narcissus lies beneath a lonely pine , and Charle- magne took his seat under its branches on cere- monial ... roses and violets into garlands became a favourite amusement in good society and ladies danced the carole with blue ...
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