"Yes, we shall be little shreds of rottenness," she said placidly.
"The Pastor's Wife"
Elizabeth von Arnim
In the joyous growth of this snow-white glory he had forgotten all pain and decay, forgotten the moss on his bark, the rottenness of his roots was concealed.
"The Bridal March; One Day"
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
But what a perfection of rottenness in a philosophy!
"The Letters of William James, Vol. II"
William James