 ... springing from the clefts of its hoo'd, and at first it was fair as the morning, and full with the dew of heaven, as a lamb's fleece; but when a ruder breath had forced open its virgin modesty, and dismantled its too youthful and unripe retirements,...  The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Page 160edited by - 1805Full view - About this book
 | 1836 - 432 pages
...dismantled its too youthful and unripe retirements, it began to pat on darkness, and to decline to softness, and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed...leaves and all its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and worn-out faces."* But besides, admitting that you should live, is not TOUT inclination likely,... | |
 | 1836 - 694 pages
...dismantled its too youthful and unripe retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness, and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed...and at night, having lost some of its leaves and all of its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and worn out faces." Throughout moat of Taylor's figures... | |
 | J. Hughes - 1836 - 204 pages
...modesty, and dismantled its unripe retirements, it began to put on darkness, and decline to softness; it bowed the head, and broke its stalk, and at night,...leaves and all its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds.' The general character of her religious experience was joyous. "There was an occasional gloom,... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1836 - 312 pages
...darkness, and decline to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed the head, and broke the stalk, and at night, having lost some of its leaves and all its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and outworn faces." What pen has uttered sweeter things on children, or the delights of the domestic... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1836 - 422 pages
...and dismantled its too youthful and unripe retirements, it began to put on darkness, and decline to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed the head, and broke the stalk, and at night, having lost some of its leaves and all its beauty, it fell into the portion... | |
 | Charles Valentine De Grice - 1836 - 322 pages
...and dismantled its too youthful and unripe retirements, it began to put on darkness, and decline to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed the head, and broke the stalk, and at night, having lost some of its leaves and all its beauty, it fell into the portion... | |
 | Anna Eliza Bray - 1837 - 1130 pages
...dismantled its too youthful and unripe retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age : it bowed...leaves, and all its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and dust." All present were exceedingly affected ; but I thought it became me, in these moments... | |
 | 1837 - 352 pages
...darkness, and to decline to softness, and the symptoms of a sickly age---it bowed the head and broke the stalk, and at night, having lost some of its leaves, and all its beauty fell into the portion of weeds and worn-out faces. — Jeremy Taylor. 913. The French. — What could... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor - 1838 - 610 pages
...dismantled its too youthful and unripe retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed...leaves and all its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and outworn faces. The same is the portion of every man and every woman ; the heritage of worms... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1838 - 612 pages
...dismantled its too youthful and unripe retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed...leaves and all its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and outworn faces. The same is the portion of every man and every woman ; the heritage of worms... | |
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