lad's love
Britishnoun
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Gluttony, intemperance ABROTANUM, —ONUM, —ONUS the herb lad’s love; or, according to most Southernwood.
From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Vehling, Joseph Dommers
Inside the gate was a garden, and all its beds were defined by upended stout bottles—weedless, sweet-scented beds wherein grew such blooms as daisies, and violets, stocks, sweetpeas, sweet williams, lad's love and mignonette.
From An Australian Lassie by Johnson, A.J. (Alfred J.)
Of such is the kingdom of lad's love!
From Wild Wings A Romance of Youth by Piper, Margaret Rebecca
How often we hear that phrase, as the old man looks back over a long life, to the time when lad's love filled his days with sunshine.
From Doctor Luttrell's First Patient by Carey, Rosa Nouchette
And, oh, the fragrant spices from the lad's love by the gate!
From The Verse-Book of a Homely Woman by Inchfawn, Fay
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