| 单词 | the last rose |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe last rose P8. the last rose [frequently with allusion to the song of quot. ?1814] : the last flowering of an era, an art form, etc., before its end. Frequently in the last rose of summer. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > the latter part > last flowering of something the last rose1855 ?1814 T. Moore Selection Irish Melodies No. 5. 15 'Tis the last rose of summer, Left blooming alone.] 1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 92 A Jilliver, a wanton woman in the last stage of her good looks. A ‘July flower’, or ‘the last rose in summer’. a1943 L. Hart (title) in D. Hart & R. Kimball Compl. Lyrics L. Hart (1986) 41/2 He was the last rose of summer. 1978 Times 5 Aug. 14/6 The ‘Pervigilium Veneris’ is one of the most haunting incantations of love ever written. This last rose of pagan poetry is also appropriately mysterious. 1981 Sunday Tel. 14 June 12/8 This book is a literary curiosity. It is the last rose of a pre-Vatican II summer. < as lemmas |
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