Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke. Actus Primus, Scena Prima • Paragraph 1402
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[Footnote IV.26: _There's fennel for you, and columbines:_] Fennel was considered an emblem of flattery, and columbine was anciently supposed to be a _thankless flower_; signifying probably that the courtiers flattered to get favours, and were thankless after receiving them. Columbine was emblematical of forsaken lovers.]