"Though the Camomill, the more it is trodden and pressed downe the more it spreadeth."
— John Lyly

January 1, 1970

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P. 46. Compare: "The camomile, the more it is trodden on the faster it grows", William Shakespeare, 1 Henry IV, act ii, sc. 4.