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" 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... "
The Young Man's Sunday Book: A Practical Exhibition of Doctrines, Duties ... - Page 60
1835 - 320 pages
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Proceedings of the Church Missionary Society for Africa and the ..., Volume 8

1837 - 320 pages
...is quoted of Bishop Home in the Companion to the Bible, when he said with respect to the Psalms, " These unfading plants of Paradise become, as we are...accustomed to them, still more and more beautiful ; their blooms appear to be daily heightened ; fresh odours are emitted, and new sweets are extracted from...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...situations; grateful as the manna, which descended from, above, and conformed itself to every palate. The fairest productions of human wit, after a few...gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose their fra-- grancy : but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are accustomed to them, still more...
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The Arts and Sciences Abridged: With a Selection of Pieces, from Celebrated ...

Charles Peirce - 1811 - 266 pages
...situations ; gratefuras the manna which descended from above, and conformed itself to every palate. The fairest productions of human wit, after a few...gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose their fragtancy : but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are accustomed to them, still more...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 1

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...situations, grateful as the manna which descended from above, and conformed itself to every palate. The fairest productions of human wit, after a few...daily heightened; fresh odours are emitted, and new w eets extracted from them. He who hath one* tasted their excellencies, will desire to taste them yet...
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The Psalms of David in Metre

1812 - 382 pages
...situations, grateful as the manna which descended from above, and conformed itself to every palate. The fairest productions of human wit, after a few...of paradise become, as we are "accustomed to -them, stili more and more beautiful ; their bloom appears to be doily, heightened ; fresh odours are emitted,...
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The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pages
...situations ; grateful as the manna which descended from above, and conformed itself to every palate. The fairest productions of human wit, after a few...like gathered flowers, wither in our hands, and lose thuir (ragrancy : but these unfading plants of paradise become, as we are accustomed to them, still...
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The English Reader, Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...situations; grateful ss the manna which descended from above, and conformed itself to every palate. « The fairest productions of human wit, 'after a few...fragrancy ; but these unfading plants of" paradise become, ss we are accustomed to them, still more and more beautiful; their bloom appears to be daily heightened...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1816 - 328 pages
...situations; grateful as the manna which descended i'rom above, and conformed itself to every palate. The fairest productions of human wit, after a few...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....
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Spirit of the English Magazines, Volume 2

1818 - 506 pages
...situations, grateful as the manna which descended from above, and conformed itself to every palate. The fairest productions of human wit, after a few...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...
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Time's Telescope for ... ; Or, A Complete Guide to the Almanack

1817 - 494 pages
...situations, grateful as the manna which descended from above, and conformed itself to every palate. The fairest productions of human wit, after a few...beautiful ; their bloom appears to be daily heightened j fresh odours are emitted and new sweets extracted from them. He who hath once tasted their excellencies,...
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