"Juiceless" Quotes from Famous Books
... afforded them a seat; and when they betook themselves indoors it was discovered that the doors and windows did not shut close, and that the chimney smoked. Then came those fruits, the funeral feast of the year, mulberries and walnuts; the tasteless, juiceless walnut; the dark mulberry, juicy but severe, and mouldy withal, as gathered not from the tree, but from the damp earth. And thus that green spot itself weaned them from the love of it. Charles looked around him, and rose to depart as a conviva ... — Loss and Gain - The Story of a Convert • John Henry Newman
... so juiceless, so hard, Is, sure, good for nought but to bowl in the yard; The choir-boys may have it." But choir-boys soon found It was worthless—the tree that bore all ... — The Adventures of A Brownie - As Told to My Child by Miss Mulock • Miss Mulock |