fadeless
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of fadeless
Example Sentences
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Nay, more than monarchs—Still the Mantuan swain His fadeless laurel wears—What crowned Augustus' reign?
From Vacation Verse by MacKeracher, W. M.
Lincoln, your manhood shall survive forever, Shedding a fadeless halo round your name; Urging men on, with wise and strong endeavor, To bright and honest fame!
From The Poets' Lincoln Tributes in Verse to the Martyred President by Oldroyd, Osborn H. (Osborn Hamiline)
He has flung over her, designedly it should seem, a veil of immortal texture and fadeless hues, "branched and embroidered like the painted Spring," but almost impenetrable even to our imagination.
From The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
No Time—no element can mar the fame, Gather'd, like fadeless sunlight, round thy spotless name!
From The Portland Sketch Book by Various
There, with Homer's ghost all hoary, Not with years, but fadeless glory, Lo! he stands; And through that open portal, We behold the bards immortal Clasping hands!
From Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. by Rhodes, W. H. (William Henry)
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