To nurse up cruelty with mild aspect, Were to begin, but never for to end; Kindness with tigers never takes effect, Nor proffer'd friendship with a foelike friend: [...]
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To nurse up cruelty with mild aspect, Were to begin, but never for to end; Kindness with tigers never takes effect, Nor proffer'd friendship with a foelike friend: [...]
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Although called Foeniculum vulgare in Latin, there is nothing foelike or vulgar about these plants that are part of the carrot family.
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