1648 R. Herrick sig. L4 No more shall I from mantle-trees hang downe, To honour thee, my little Parsly crown.
1743 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace II. iv. xi. 223 And in my Garden, for thy Head, My Parsly Crowns their Verdure spread.
1887 June 185/2 It is a rare privilege, too,—the opportunity to do one's utmost for no other reward than the parsley crown.