Rosemary for remembrance

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"There's rosemary, that's for remembrance; and there's pansies, that's for thoughts. ..There's fennel for you, and columbines, there's rue for you, and here's some for me, we may call it herb of grace o'Sundays." — Hamlet: Act 4, Scene 5. . . . .Walter Crane,Wood engravings From Flowers from Shakespeare's Garden Flowers from Shakespeare's Garden. A posy from the plays, pictured by Walter Crane.

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Ah rosemary! An evergreen plant we likely all know and love 🌿 A common folk association with rosemary is that it is for remembrance, which likely alludes to its historical use as a memory tonic. ⁠ ⁠ The Greek Muses, including Mnemosyne whose name means “memory”, were sometimes depicted carrying sprigs of rosemary as they inspired authors, poets, musicians, and artists. Greek scholars were said to wear a garland of rosemary on their heads or braid it into their hair duri...

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Rosemary botanical illustration. One of Ophelia's flowers.

"There's rosemary; that's for remembrance. Pray, love, remember." ~Shakespeare, Hamlet Rosemary has been a symbol for remembrance since anc...