 | 1820 - 856 pages
...mental malady that previously sapped her strength, and made her so easy a prey to the spoiler. ' She i* like some tender tree, the pride and beauty of the...graceful in its form, bright in its foliage, but with thf worm preying at its heart. We find it suddenly withering, when it should be most fresh and luxuriant.... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...mental malady that previously sapped her strength, and made her so easy a prey to the spoiler. She is like some tender tree, the pride and beauty of...but with the worm preying at its heart. We find it suddenly withering, when it should be most fresh and luxuriant. We see it drooping its branches to... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...mental malady that previously sapped her strength, and made her so easy a prey to the spoiler. She is like some tender tree, the pride and beauty of...but with the worm preying at its heart. We find it suddenly withering, when it should be most fresh and luxuriant. We see it drooping its branches to... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1823 - 392 pages
...mental malady that previously sapped her strength, and made her so easy a prey to the spoiler. She is like some tender tree, the pride and beauty of the grove ; graceful in its form, bright-in its foliage, but with the worm preying at its heart. We find it suddenly withering, when... | |
 | Cabinet - Literature - 1824 - 440 pages
...mental malady that previously sapped her strength, and made her so easy a prey to the spoiler. She is like some tender tree, the pride and beauty of...but with the worm preying at its heart- We find it suddenly withering when it should be most fresh and luxuriant. We see it drooping its branches to the... | |
 | William Oxberry - English literature - 1824 - 382 pages
...mental malady that previously sapped her strength, and made her so easy a prey to the spoiler. She is like some tender tree, the pride and beauty of...but with the worm preying at its heart. We find it suddenly withering when it should be most fresh and luxuriant. We see it drooping its branches to the... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...mental malady that previously supped her strength, and made her so easy a prey to the spoiler. She is like some tender tree, the pride and beauty of the grove ; graceful in its form, bright in its iojlage, but with the worm preying at its heart. fKe find it suddenly withering when it should be most... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...and made ber so easy a prey to the spoiler. She is like some tender tree, the pride and beauty of tbe grove ; graceful in its form, bright in its foliage, but with the worm preying at its beart. We find it suddenly withering, when it should be most fresh and luxuriant. We see it drooping... | |
 | Psychology - 1828 - 394 pages
...mental malady that previously sapped her strength, and made her so easy a prey to the spoiler. She is like some tender tree, the pride and beauty of...bright in its foliage, but with the worm preying at its core. We find it suddenly withering, when it should be most fresh and luxuriant. We see it drooping... | |
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She is like some tender tree, the pride and beauty of the grove ; graceful in its form, bright in its foliage, but with the worm preying at its heart. We find it suddenly withering, when it should be most fresh and luxuriant. We see it drooping its branches... 
