 | 1819 - 188 pagini
...apricot, peach, nectarine, cherry, and plum : but though Hope wait» upon the fl wry prime, yet it is an anxious time for the possessor, as the fairest prospect of a plentiful increase is often blighted by the frequent returns of irosty winds. Cowper describes the same circumstance in the following lines... | |
 | Thomas Gosden - 1822 - 80 pagini
...their beauty, as of the promise they give of future benefits — Hope waits upon the flowery prime. It is, however, an anxious time for the possessor,...as the fairest prospect of a plentiful increase is so often blighted. SHAKSPEARB draws a pathetic comparison from this circumstance, to paint the delusive... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pagini
...Apricot, Peach, Nectarine, Cherry, and Plumb ; but thougn Hope waits upon the flowery prime, yet it is an anxious time for the possessor, as the fairest prospect of a plentiful increase is often blighted by the frequent returns of frosty winds : Abortive as the firstborn bloom of Spring Nipped by the lagging... | |
 | 1830 - 188 pagini
...apricot, peach, nectarine, cherry, and plum: but though Hope waits upon the flow'ry prime, yet it is an anxious time for the possessor, as the fairest prospect of a plentiful increase is often blighted by the frequent returns of frosty winds. Cowper describes the same circumstance in the following lines:... | |
 | Thomas Bridgeman - 1835 - 172 pagini
...entertainment not only regales the sense, but cheers the very soul ; and, instead of clogging, elates its powers." Our subject is so enchanting, that we had...he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow blossom?, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him ; The third day comes a frost, a killing frost,... | |
 | 1837 - 276 pagini
...nectarines, and peaches, lead the way in blossoming, which are followed by the cherry and the plumb. These form a most agreeable spectacle, as well on...the delusive nature of human expectation : " This ¡s the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow blossoms, And bears... | |
 | Thomas Bridgeman - 1840 - 418 pagini
...The fields look green with the springing grass. See the Daffodil how it spreads itself to the windl The leaves of Honeysuckles begin to expand, and Lilacs,...draws a pathetic comparison from this circumstance, of the delusive nature of human expectations : " This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The... | |
 | 1844 - 276 pagini
...blossoms of the pears, and (loveliest of all) the apples, do not come in perfection till next month." It is, however, an anxious time for the possessor,...circumstance, to paint the delusive nature of human expectations : — This is the state of man : To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow... | |
 | Thomas Bridgeman - 1847 - 192 pagini
...See the Daffodil how it spreads itself to the wind ! The leaves of Honeysuckles begin to expand, the Lilacs, or Syringas, of various hues, unfold their...draws a pathetic comparison from this circumstance, of the delusive nature of human expectations : "This is the state of man : to-day he puts forth Tbe... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - 1854 - 584 pagini
...apricot, peach, nectarine, cherry, and plum : but though Hope waits upon the flowery prime, yet it is an anxious time for the possessor, as the fairest prospect of a plentiful increase is often blighted by the frequent return of frosty winds. Abortive as the first-born bloom of spring Nipped by the lagging... | |
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Many of the lowlier plants exhibit their yellow and purple colours, and the buds of lilies, and other perennial plants, prepare to show themselves. If we turn our attention to the orchard, we behold the apricots, nectarines, and peaches, lead the way... 
