1579 E. Spenser Dec. 107 Ere they were halfe mellow ripe.
1806 J. W. Croker ii. iv. 21 Tho' vig'rous sage, and mellow ripe, tho' fresh, And fat, as if she fed on human flesh.
1891 A. J. Munby Too Late in 123 And I grew sleek with gold, And mellow-ripe in mind.