A Quote by Thomas Hood

The cowslip is a country wench. — © Thomas Hood
The cowslip is a country wench.

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Fornication: but that was in another country; And besides, the wench is dead.
When May, with cowslip-braided locks, Walks through the land in green attire. And burns in meadow-grass the phlox His torch of purple fire: And when the punctual May arrives, With cowslip-garland on her brow, We know what once she gave our lives, And cannot give us now!
What child has ever known the country and has not twined hundreds of fragrant wreaths with the yellow shining cowslip and the more frail and delicate violet - mingling here and there green leaves culled from the odorous eglantine, or, as we more commonly call it, sweetbriar.
Ilk cowslip cup shall kep a tear.
Why, there's a wench! Come on, and kiss me, Kate.
Nature is an unpleasing, stupid, lumpy, blowsy wench.
Thus I set my printless feet O'er the cowslip's velvet head, That bends not as I tread.
Well, if Fortune be a woman, she's a good wench for this gear.
Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred woman.
Adam gave me a scandalized look. "Fraternizing with the enemy!" he cried. "For shame, wench!
After three days men grow weary, of a wench, a guest, and weather rainy.
Amo, amas, I love a lass, As a cedar tall and slender; Sweet cowslip's grace is her nominative case, And she's of the feminine gender.
Put some clothes on, you weird, yellow-eyed, table-dancing, werewolf-training, cryptic, stare-me-right-in-the-eyes-and-don't-even-blink wench.
O, Winter! Put away thy snowy pride; O, Spring! Neglect the cowslip and the bell; O, Summer! Throw thy pears and plums aside; O, Autumn! Bid the grape with poison swell.
Now, by the world, it is a lusty wench; I love her ten times more than e'er I did: O, how I long to have some chat with her!
I do have some leftover chicken and pasta. (Grace) And wine?...That’s acceptable (Julian) Look, buster, I’m not your cooking wench. Mess with me and I’ll feed you Alpo. (Grace)
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