Could I not colour your robe with the red pollens of the blossom of my heart?
"The King of the Dark Chamber"
Rabindranath Tagore (trans.)
You know perfectly well that those detestable snobs, the pollens, don't think Fane good enough for Shelagh in spite of his money.
"The Brightener"
C. N. Williamson A. M. Williamson
Indeed, no one would refuse if asked by me, and the pollens would be so dazzled by Roger Fane's sudden social success that their consent to the engagement was a foregone conclusion.
"The Brightener"
C. N. Williamson A. M. Williamson