cress

• You must come with me; I mean to send you out to find some cress, and then you must go and try to sell it. —  The Book of One Syllable
• Was that all they had to give him Of course," explained Pomona; "hermits never eat anything but water-cress After supper," continued Jonas, "the hermit filled a pipe with dried water-cress, and offered another to his guest, and the three sat at the entrance of the cave and discussed the Prince's affairs, in which the hermit and his daughter seemed to take a lively interest. —  John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein
• 'They brought nothing but a basket of water-cress, which the lady said had been freshly picked and ought not to be wasted With great dignity the hermit advanced to the Prince, and by his side walked his daughter, who was so beautiful in her silks and laces that the Prince found it impossible to remove his eyes from her In order to explain this change in our appearance,' said the hermit, 'I will state that the Dowager from whom you rented this principality is my brother's widow. —  John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein
• 'From the moment I saw your daughter with the basket of water-cress, I loved her. —  John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein
• There was zamouta_, an umbelliferous plant, the seed of which is used in coffee, and habat-assoba for putting in bread; coriander, chili, fennel, and helf_, a plant very like tall cress, which is used in cookery and also raw, and which we liked as a salad; also attar_, a purple creeping bean, very pretty and good to eat. —  Southern Arabia

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