Great were that folly which should build on such a promise—insane that credulity which should mistake the transitory rain-pool, holding in its hollow one draught, for the perennial spring yielding the supply of seasons.
It had a perennial fascination for us and we read it over every Sunday.
The wedding was a perennial source of conversation among us in those days; but presently its interest palled for a time in the light of another quite tremendous happening.
Uncle Herbert made his hardy perennial joke when he helped Aunt Wellington to the cold meat—"Mary, will you have a little lamb?
Huckleberry was always dressed in the cast-off clothes of full-grown men, and they were in perennial bloom and fluttering with rags.
On Presidents' Day, it's well worth dispelling some perennial misconceptions about the man on the $5 bill.
Within these plantations of God, a decorum and sanctity reign, a perennial festival is dressed, and the guest sees not how he should tire of them in a thousand years.
OVAL FACE Last but not least, the perennial favourite - the oval face - is one that needs little highlighting.
A must-have accessory which became a viral sensation online may just be a woman's answer to the perennial hip flask.
The Houston Rockets' James Harden watched Williams flourish this season, helping lead the perennial All-Star's hometown Los Angeles Lakers to a strong start, and he had an idea to pitch.
The problem is more acute in the developing world, where connecting the unconnected remains a perennial difficulty.
It is the solution to our perennial worries about not getting what we don't have.
Air pollution is a perennial problem in China's northeast which is home to many heavy industries including coal mining.
High rents are a perennial challenge for businesses and for their employees finding somewhere to live.
"Even though some of the walls are built of bricks and stones, they cannot withstand the perennial exposure to wind and rain," the paper quoted Dong Yaohui, a vice president of the society, as saying.
It is the solution to our perennial worries about not getting what we don't have.
That way, if you don't finish the bottle on Valentine's Day, you'll have the answer to the perennial question waiting for you next year.
But for those still employed and managing their careers, there's a perennial question: How often should you change jobs?
10 years ago, I hoped to grow up and be mature; , 10 years later, I go to beauty salon fancying for perennial youth.
This is a perennial problem.
