Meantime there came a shower, which so besprinkled the grass and s

Meantime there came a shower, which so besprinkled the grass and shrubbery as to make it rather wet for our after-tea ramble. – Nathaniel Hawthorne, journal, 1842 August 15th

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Weather
category

The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil water-way leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky — seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness. – Joseph Conrad

Category:
Weather

The sky was dark and gloomy, the air was damp and raw, the streets were wet and sloppy. The smoke hung sluggishly above the chimney-tops as if it lacked the courage to rise, and the rain came slowly and doggedly down, as if it had not even the spirit to pour. – Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers

Category:
Weather

[T]here has been a violent storm and rain…. This morning shone as bright as if it meant to make up for all the dismalness of the past days. – Nathaniel Hawthorne, journal, 1841 October 7th

Category:
Weather

Where does the white go when the snow melts? – Hugh Kieffer

Category:
Weather

Random Quotes

An abridgement may be a bridge: it may help us over the water: but it keeps us from drinking. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

Category:
Perspective

You can have a spiritual awakening and discover a new side of you at any age. And best of all, love can happen at any age. Life can just start to get exciting when youre in your 40s and 50s. You have to believe that. – Salma Hayek

Category:
Age

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility. – Rabindranath Tagore

Category:
Humility

I think its impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope they will on their own time and their own terms. – Billie Jean King

Category:
Hope