"Fragrancy" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... say, 'See, I show thee what befits thee best: 'tis purity.' For elegance of shape the nose we chiefly prize, And languor soft it is, that best becomes the eyes. Then say unto the mouth, 'Sweetness, but mark thou me; Let fragrancy of breath fail never unto thee.' Chaste be the speech, the shape be slender and well knit, And quickness mark the thought, the manners and the wit. Then say that in the hair is ever beauty's prime. Give ear to me and eke ...
— The Book Of The Thousand Nights And One Night, Volume I • Anonymous
... 'Be bright,' and to the skin, say, 'See, I show thee what befits thee best: 'tis purity.' For elegance of shape the nose we chiefly prize, And languor soft it is, that best becomes the eyes. Then say unto the mouth, 'Sweetness, but mark thou me; Let fragrancy of breath fail never unto thee.' Chaste be the speech, the shape be slender and well knit, And quickness mark the thought, the manners and the wit. Then say that in the hair is ever beauty's prime. Give ear to me and ...
— The Book Of The Thousand Nights And One Night, Volume I • Anonymous
... our reprobation without debasing us. Whether or not the best mode of inculcating virtue is that which gives us an example to imitate rather than a vice to shun, we are sure it is the most agreeable. It is infinitely sweeter to be attracted by the fragrance of Paradise than to be repelled by the sulphurous fumes of Pandemonium. The contemplation of such a home as this book opens to us is pleasant to the eyes and good for the heart's food, and to be desired to make one wise. A pure ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 • Various
... the knob gently and entered. A faint rosy glow from the lowered drop-light shone on the piles of papers and scattered books on the library table. The curtains rippled in the sudden draught caused by the opening of the door, and a whiff of fragrance from a jar of apple-blossoms on the bookcase floated past the visitor. Berta glanced around with a little shrug that was half a shiver. A room frequently partakes of the nature of its occupant; and the atmosphere of this one always made her heart ...
— Beatrice Leigh at College - A Story for Girls • Julia Augusta Schwartz
... mountains are full of elders. They use the berries to colour the wine. A German writer, R. Voss, wove their fragrance into a kind of Leit-motif for one of his local novels. I met him once by accident, and am not anxious to meet him again. A sacerdotal and flabbily pompous old man—straightway my opinion of his books, never ...
— Alone • Norman Douglas
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