"Nectared" Quotes from Famous Books
... on me, no bard inspired, But wand'rer o'er life's arid waste, Who, fainting, halting, parched and tired, One cordial, nectared drop would taste. ... — Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 • Various
... altogether, and those who might have grown up into strong pillars of the Church, being endowed with the capacity of a subtle intellect, abandon the schools of learning. With poverty only as their stepmother, they are repelled violently from the nectared cup of philosophy as soon as they have tasted of it and have become more fiercely thirsty by the very taste. Though fit for the liberal arts and disposed to study the sacred writings alone, being deprived of the aid of their friends, ... — The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury • Richard de Bury |