flower of life
Example Sentences
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Look at the flower of life as one such metaphor.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2014
And from the flower of life the bliss deny To bloom together, fade away, and die.
From The Odyssey by Alexander Pope
Nazareth is as much to say as, ‘Flower of the garden’; and by good skill may it be clept flower, for there was nourished the flower of life that was Christ Jesu.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Sir John Mandeville
The first were so called because they fought with spears: they consisted of young men in the flower of life, and formed the first line in battle.
From Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) by Charles K. Dillaway
Having involved himself thus far, seized upon and made his own this perfect flower of life, Eugene had but one thought, and that was to retain it.
From The "Genius" by Theodore Dreiser
