leafage

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Rivulets, whose crystal veins Ripple along flowery plains, Leaping torrents rushing hoarse, Mimicking the ocean's force, Leafage in its summer pride— Flowers to Paradise allied.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 551, June 9, 1832 by Various

For Leafage, Flowers, or Seed Vessels.—The acanthus, oak, thistles, teazle, giant hemlock, cow-parsley, buttercup.

From Wood-Carving Design and Workmanship by Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard)

‘For I am ware it is the seed of act God holds appraising in His hollow palm, Not act grown great thence as the world believes, Leafage and branchage vulgar eyes admire.’

From Bunyan Characters (3rd Series) by Whyte, Alexander