A pale yellow amorphous substance of alkaloidal nature and emetic properties, said to have been extracted from the root and foliage of the violet (Viola).
... putt to strength. faciunt et sphaceli Immunitatem. He may be a fidler that cannot be a violine. Milke the staunding Cowe. Why folowe yow the flyeng. He is the best prophete that telleth the best fortune. Garlike and beans like lettize like lips. Mons cum monte non miscetur. Hilles meet not. A northen man may speake broad. Haesitantia ... — Bacon is Shake-Speare • Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence