In Eden the fruit of immortality was ripening upon an earthly tree.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
All kinds of sweet old-fashioned flowers grew there, mingling their scent with the strawberries' perfume and the woody odours of the ripening cherries.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr
As soon as he could walk Davey had taken his share in the work of the homestead, rounding up cows in the early morning, feeding fowls, hunting for eggs in the ripening crops, scaring birds from the ploughed land when seed was in, and cutting ferns for the cowsheds and stables.
"The Pioneers"
Katharine Susannah Prichard