 But so have I seen a rose newly springing from the clefts of its hood, 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...  Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of the Tatler ... - Seite 44von Nathan Drake - 1805 - 508 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 Seiten
...life. " JIAI la J^ir mi Iamb's fleece ; but when the ruder breath had forced open its virgin modesty, and dismantled its too youthful and unripe retirements,...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 ; and then... | |
 | James Hamilton - 1857 - 494 Seiten
...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,...its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and out-worn faces. The same is the portion of every man and every woman ; the heritage of worms and serpents,... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 Seiten
...fair as the morning, and full with the dew of heaven, as a lamb's fleece ; but when a ruder breath had dismantled its too youthful and unripe retirements,...its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and outworn faces. The same is the portion of every man and of every woman ; the heritage of worms and... | |
 | Henry Musgrave Wilkins - 1857 - 210 Seiten
...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,...lost some of its leaves and all its beauty, it fell. — JEREMY TAYLOR. SAME PASSAGE ADAPTED. 0 wonderful change in each dead person ; and evident to our... | |
 | Norman Macleod - 1857 - 200 Seiten
...the- dew of heaven as a lamb's fleece ; but when a ruder breath had forced open its virgin modesty, it began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness...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... | |
 | 1861 - 392 Seiten
...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,...its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and outworn faces."* The picture of man's earthly life may thus be pourtrayed. And we cannot look back... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 594 Seiten
...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,...having lost some of its leaves, and all its beauty, it fefl into the portion of weeds and outworn faces. The same is the portion of every man and every woman... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 Seiten
...the dew of \vea\exv, lamb's fleece ; but when the ruder breath had forced open its virgin modesty, and dismantled its too youthful and unripe retirements,...of a sickly age ; it bowed the head and broke its sialk, and at night, having lost some of its leaves, and all its beauty, it fell into the portion of... | |
 | 1858 - 588 Seiten
...but when a ruder breath had forced open its virgin modesty, and dismantled its youthful and uuripe retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to decline...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... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1858 - 588 Seiten
...breath bad forced open its virgin modeety, 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 bow«! the head, and broke its eulk ; and at night, having lost some of its leaves, and all its beauty.... | |
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