Distrustful of the Gentian－1
And just to turn away,
The fluttering of her fringes
Child my perfidy－
Weary for my－－5
I will singing go－
I shall not feel the sleet－then－
I shall not fear the snow.
And just to turn away,
The fluttering of her fringes
Child my perfidy－
Weary for my－－5
I will singing go－
I shall not feel the sleet－then－
I shall not fear the snow.
(F.26/J.20)
[1] Gentian:: a plant famous for its root for tonic.
[1, 4] Distrustful, perfidy:: for the Gentian will be eaten.
[5] Weary for my:: something terrible or wonderful to speak out directly.
[6, 7] singing, not feel the sleet:: the effect after drinking the gentian tonic.
[8] not fear the snow:: emphasizing the gentian's effect.
Gentian is well adapted, as a tonic, to cases of female complaints where tonics are demanded. ─ The Practice of Medicine on Thomsonian Principles (1859)