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Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. —WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
The beauty of that meadow reminded Hannah of the reasons to live in the world, and the reasons to mistrust those who saw wickedness in others, but never in themselves.
“Always love someone who will love you back.”
For Love Boil yarrow into a tea, prick the third finger of your hand, add three drops of blood, and give to your beloved. Never cut parsley with a knife if you are in love or bad luck will come your way. Salt tossed on the fire for seven days will bring an errant lover home. Charms for wandering husbands: feather, hair, blood, bone. Prick a candle with a pin. When the flame burns down to the pin, your true love will arrive. To win the favor of Venus in all matters of love gather a white garment, a dove, a circle, a star, the seventh day, the seventh month, the seven stars.
For Health Wash your hands with lye soap before treating the ill person. Horehound, boiled into a syrup, for coughs. Tea of wild onions and lobelia to soothe. Beebalm for a restful sleep. Vinegar elixirs stop nosebleeds. Eat raw garlic every day and a cup of hot water with lemon and honey. For asthma, drink chamomile tea. For chills, gingerroot tea. Licorice root gathered from the riverside for chest pain. Dragon’s blood from tree bark and berries of the Dracaena draco, the red resin tree from Morocco and the Canary Islands that can only be found in one market in London and can cure nearly any
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Vervain eases the pain of unrequited love. A cobweb on a door means your beloved has been untrue. To bring about passion: anise seed, burdock root, myrtle leaves. Amulets for luck are made of blue beads, dove feathers, mistletoe, wishbones. All spells increase with the waxing moon, decrease with the waning moon. Place two eggs under the bed to cleanse the atmosphere—destroy afterward. Do not eat or you will swallow bad fortune. A mirror beside you reflects back the evil eye. For protection against love: black cloth, red thread, clove, blackthorn.
Be cautious, be sure of yourself, be careful of outsiders, beware of women who have the nerve to meet your eyes, who think they’re your equals, who do as they please, who please you as well, who will never do as they’re told.
What burns is best left to turn to cinders. Be wise and stay away.
Love Potion #9 9 oz. red wine 9 basil leaves 9 rose petals 9 cloves 9 apple seeds 9 anise seeds 9 drops of vinegar Combine all ingredients on the 9th hour of the 9th day of the month. The effect is strongest when performed on the 9th month of the year. Stir nine times. Let the one who drinks this wine grant me true love divine.
Believe what the world shows you, and make no excuses. See what is right before you.
Is it the man you want, or the feeling inside you when someone cares?
What belonged to you once, will always belong to you. Be grateful if you have walked through the world with another’s heart in your hand.
That was the mystery Abraham had come to understand. Always and everywhere, love was the answer.
A monster makes you hers in small ways, each time she insists you must behave, you must not disagree, you must never show your feelings, and if you’re not careful, you may start to believe what she tells you.
Try to do what’s best for your children, and still it could all go wrong. What you knew today, you didn’t know yesterday. What you wished for then, you might come to regret.
These are the lessons to be learned. Drink chamomile tea to calm the spirit. Feed a cold and starve a fever. Read as many books as you can. Always choose courage. Never watch another woman burn. Know that love is the only answer.
