 | 1854 - 738 pages
...the dew of heaven as a Iamb'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 same is the portion of every man and every woman ; the heritage of worms and serpents,... | |
 | Frederick William Shelton - 1908 - 630 pages
...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,...some of its leaves, and all its beauty, it fell." If such process as we have mentioned be the secret key which opened to him his treasures, it does not... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 pages
...dew of heaven, ns the lamb'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... | |
 | Frederick William Shelton - 1856 - 318 pages
...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,...some of its leaves, and all its beauty, it fell." If such process as we have mentioned be the secret key which opened to him his treasures, it does not... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 pages
...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 pages
...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,... | |
 | James Hamilton - 1857 - 532 pages
...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,... | |
 | 1857 - 564 pages
...the dew of heaven as the 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. So does the fairest beauty change, and it will be as bad with you and me ¡ and then... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 pages
...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 pages
...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... | |
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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... 
