"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

25 January 2025

Mattioli, Holly, 1568


Green groweth the holly,
So doth the ivy.
Though winter blasts blow never so high,
Green groweth the holly ...

As the holly groweth green
With ivy all alone
When flowers cannot be seen
And greenwood leaves be gone ...

King Henry VIII

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