Fortunately for our country it was not appropriated entirely to ornamental flowers and blooming shrubbery but to the substantial fruits that invigorate and support life.
"Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution"
L. Carroll Judson
Do you not know, sir, that this applause, these bravos, are to the artiste as the sound of a trumpet to the gallant war-horse, they invigorate and inspire, and swell the heart with strength and courage?
"Berlin and Sans-Souci"
Louise Muhlbach
Thus the young deputies were to make the laws, but the older deputies were to amend or reject them; and this nice adjustment of the characteristics of youth and age, a due blending of enthusiasm with caution, promised to invigorate the body politic and yet guard its vital interests.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose