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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Good wine needs no bush
I need to know the name of the bush referred to here. It is said that if you put a certain leaf into old wine it will make it more drinkable. What is the name of the bush or herb.
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It seems to refer to a different practice. From a Roman proverb via Shakespeare: You need not hang up the ivy branch over the wine that will sell. , at public houses to notify to travellers that “good cheer” might be had within.
- It seems to refer to a different practice.
- From a Roman proverb via Shakespeare: You need not hang up the ivy branch over the wine that will sell.
- , at public houses to notify to travellers that “good cheer” might be had within.
- Some ale-houses upon the road I saw, And some with bushes showing they wine did draw.
- Poor Robin's Perambulations (1678).
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It seems to refer to a different practice.
From a Roman proverb via Shakespeare:
You need not hang up the ivy branch over the wine that will sell. – Publius Syrus: Maxim
It was customary to hang out ivy, boughs of trees, flowers, etc., at public houses to notify to travellers that “good cheer” might be had within.
From a Roman proverb via Shakespeare:
You need not hang up the ivy branch over the wine that will sell. – Publius Syrus: Maxim
It was customary to hang out ivy, boughs of trees, flowers, etc., at public houses to notify to travellers that “good cheer” might be had within.
Some ale-houses upon the
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