 ... 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
 | Basil Montagu - 1839 - 404 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...lost some of its leaves and all its beauty, it fell, &c. i Dedication to Holy Dying. f Holy Dying. The wild fellow in Petronius that escaped upon a broken... | |
 | 536 pages
...and dismantled its too youthful and unripe retirement, it began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness, and the symptoms of a sickly age; it bowed the head, and broke its stalk; and atnigbt having lost some of its leaves, aud all its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and worn-out... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1839 - 604 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 the head, and broke the stalk, and, at night, having lost some of its leaves and all its beauty, it fell into the portion... | |
 | 1840 - 818 pages
...decline to softness and the symptoms of 2'ttlyage; it bowed the head, and broke its stalk, and at agin, having lost some of its leaves and all its beauty, it fell '4'i the portion of weeds and outworn fences. THe same u the portion of every man and every woman ;... | |
 | 1841 - 346 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...lost some of its leaves, and all its beauty, it fell. — Bishop Taylor. 240 THE OCEAN. Original. THE OCEAN. RТ ,•O!:•, E. EDWARDS. Tик moment in... | |
 | 1841 - 404 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...having lost some of its leaves, and all its beauty, it fell.—Biihop Taylor. Original. THE OCEAN. RT jrmv E. EDWARDS. TRE moment in which I caught a first... | |
 | Robert Tyas - 1842 - 462 pages
...to put on darkness, and decline to softness, and the symptoms of a sickly age came on ; it bowed its head and broke its stalk ; and at night having lost some of its leaves, and all its beauty, it fell with the portion of weeds and outworn faces." Go! lovely rose I Tell her that wastes her time, and... | |
 | Mrs. Bray (Anna Eliza) - 1845 - 456 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... | |
 | Anna Eliza Bray - 1845 - 454 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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - 490 pages
...and 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 out-worn faces. So does the fairest beauty change, and it will be as bad with you and me... | |
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