 The fairest productions of human wit, after a few perusals, like gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose their fragrancy ; but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are accustomed to them, still more and more beautiful; their bloom appears...  Mornings in Spring: Or, Retrospections, Biographical, Critical, and Historical - Page 209by Nathan Drake - 1828Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1836 - 264 pages
...lose their (Vagrancy ; but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are accustomed to Ihem, still more and more beautiful ; their bloom appears...heightened ; fresh odours are emitted, and new sweets extracted from them. He who has once tasted their excellences, will desire to taste them again j and... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1836 - 264 pages
...plants of paradise become, as we are accustomed to them, still more and more beautiful ; their bloc m appears to be daily heightened ^ fresh odours are emitted, and new sweets extracted from them. He who has once tasted their excellences, will desire to taste them again ; and... | |
 | Rev. Molesworth - 1837 - 424 pages
...in our hands and lose their (Vagrancy ; but these unfading plants of Paradise become, as we are more accustomed to them, still more and more beautiful...tasted their excellencies, will desire to taste them again, and he who tastes them oftenest, will relish them best.'" TABLE OF THE PSALMS. THIS work being... | |
 | Robert Stevens - Salvation - 1837 - 272 pages
...wit after a few perusals, like gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose their fragrancy; but these unfading plants of Paradise become, as we are...heightened, fresh odours are emitted, and new sweets extracted from them. He, who has once tasted their excellences, will desire to taste them yet again... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1837 - 276 pages
...wit, after a few perusals, like gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose their fragrancy : but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are...heightened ; fresh odours are emitted, and new sweets extracted from them. He who has once tasted their excellences, will desire to taste them again ; and... | |
 | Edward Thompson - 1837 - 778 pages
...hands, and lose their fragrancy, but these, like the unfading plants of paradise, become, as we are more accustomed to them, still more and more beautiful;...emitted, and new sweets are extracted from them. He who has once tasted their excellences, will desire to taste them again ; and whoso tastes them oftenest,... | |
 | 1837 - 646 pages
...and lose their fragrancy ; but these, like the unfading plants of paradise, become, as we are more accustomed to them, still more and more beautiful;...heightened, fresh odours are emitted, and new sweets extracted from them. He who has once tasted their excellencies, will desire to taste them again; and... | |
 | 1838 - 500 pages
...wit, after a few perusals, like gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose their fragrancy; but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are...heightened; fresh odours are emitted, and new sweets extracted from them. He who hath once tasted their excellencies, will desire to taste them yet again;... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Readers - 1838 - 346 pages
...wit, after a few perusals, like gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose their fragrancy : but these unfading plants of Paradise become, as we are...their bloom appears to be daily heightened ; fresh odors are emitted, and new sweets extracted from them. He who has once tasted their excellencies, will... | |
 | Benjamin Dorr - 1838 - 300 pages
...situations ; grateful as the manna which descended from above, and conformed itself to every palate. He who hath once tasted their excellencies, will desire to taste them again ; and he who tastes them oftenest, will relish them the best." CHAPTER III. DAILY SERVICE. In... | |
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