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" The fairest productions of human wit, after a few perusals, like gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose their fragrancy ; but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are accustomed to them, still more and more beautiful; their bloom appears... "
Proceedings of the Church Missionary Society for Africa and the East... - Page 219
1837
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...after a few perusals, like gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose their fra-- grancy : but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are...accustomed to them, still more and more beautiful ; their bloom appears to be daily heightened ; fresh odours are emitted, and new sweets extracted from them....
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The Arts and Sciences Abridged: With a Selection of Pieces, from Celebrated ...

Charles Peirce - 1811 - 266 pages
...wit, after a few perusals, like gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose their fragtancy : but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are...accustomed to them, still more and more beautiful ; their bloom appears to be daily heightened ; fresh odours aie emitted, and new sweets extracted from them....
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 1

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...wit, after a few perusals, like gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose their fragrancy ; but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are...accustomed to them, still more and more beautiful ; their bloom appears to be daily heightened; fresh odours are emitted, and new w eets extracted from them....
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The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pages
...wit, after a few perusals, like gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose thuir (ragrancy : but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are...accustomed to them, still more and more beautiful; their bloom appears to be daily heightened ; fresh odours are emitted, and new sweets extracted from them....
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The Psalms of David in Metre

1812 - 382 pages
...wit, after a few perusals, like gathered flowers, -wither in our hands, and lose their fragrancy ; but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are "accustomed to -them, stili more and more beautiful ; their bloom appears to be doily, heightened ; fresh odours are emitted,...
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Time's Telescope for ... ; Or, A Complete Guide to the Almanack

1817 - 494 pages
...wit, after a few perusals, like gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose their fragrancy; but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are...accustomed to them, still more and more beautiful ; their bloom appears to be daily heightened j fresh odours are emitted and new sweets extracted from them....
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Spirit of the English Magazines, Volume 2

1818 - 506 pages
...wit, after a few perusals, like gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose their fragrancy ; but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are...accustomed to them, still more and more beautiful; their bloom appears to be daily heightened ; fresh odours are emitted and new sweets extracted from them....
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1817 - 290 pages
...wit, after я few perusals, like gathered flowers wither in our hauHs,and lose their fragrancy : but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are accustomed to them, btill more and more beautiful ; their Hloorn «ppears to be daily heightened ; t'mh odors are emitted,...
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The Works of the Right Reverend George Horne ...: To which are ..., Volume 5

George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 550 pages
...wit, after a few perusals, like gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose their fragrancy ; but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are...accustomed to them, still more and more beautiful; their bloom appears to be daily heightened; fresh odours are emitted, and new sweets extracted from them....
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Principles of Elocution: Containing Numerous Rules, Observations, and ...

Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pages
...wit, after a few perusals, like gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose their fragrancy ; but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are...accustomed to them, still more and more beautiful ; their bloom appears to be daily height, ened; fresh odours are emitted, and new sweets extracted from them....
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