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" ... 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 160
edited by - 1805
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The British and Foreign Evangelical Review, Volume 11

1862 - 978 pages
...youthful and unripe retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness, and then symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed the head and broke...leaves and all its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and outworn foes. The same is the portion of every man and every woman ; the heritage of worms...
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A Compendium of English Literautre: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 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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Histoire de la littérature anglaise, Volume 2

Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 722 pages
...began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness and the symptoms of a siokly age : it bowed ihe head, and broke its stalk; and, at night, having lost some of its leaves and ail its beauty, Amené là, comme Hamlet au cimetière, parmi les crânes qu'il reconnaît et sous...
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Histoire de la littérature anglaise, Volume 2

Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 738 pages
...began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age : it bowed ihe head, and broke its stalk; and, at night, having lost some of its leaves and ail its beauty, Amené là, comme Hamlet au cimetière, parmi les crânes qu'il reconnaît et sous...
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A Manual of English Prose Literature: Biographical and Critical, Designed ...

William Minto - 1881 - 634 pages
...too youthful and unripe retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness and Wie symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed the head, and...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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Holy thoughts on holy things, selected and arranged by E. Davies

Holy thoughts - 1882 - 744 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...leaves and all its beauty, it fell into the portion of the weeds and worn-out faces. The same is the portion of every man and every woman ; the heritage of...
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The Story of English Literature

Anna Buckland - 1882 - 564 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 following is another illustration of the rise and setting of a man's...
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Studies in Early English Literature

Emelyn W. Washburn - 1882 - 254 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. ******* Eternal God,...
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The Story of English Literature

Anna Jane Buckland - 1882 - 544 pages
...dismantled its too youthful and unripe retiremerits, it began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed...of its leaves and all its beauty, it fell into the pSrtion of weeds and outworn faces." The following is another illustration of the rise and setting...
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Times and seasons

William Walters - 1883 - 208 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." Some live to opening manhood or womanhood, and then in the midst of plans...
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