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Jat 
the ladies of chivalrous times embroidered on 
the scarfs which they presented to their knights 
the figure of a bee hovering about a sprig of 
Thyme; in order to recommend the union of 
the amiable with the active. 
The Wild Thyme has often been noticed by 
the poets :— 
No more, my goats, shail I behold you climb 
The steepy cliffs, or crop the flowery Thyme. 
DRYDEN’S VIRGIL. 
Guide my way 
Through fair Lyceum’s walk, the green retreats 
Of Academus, and the Thymy vale. 
AKENSIDE. 


