" My flower is ephemeral, " the little prince said to himself, " and she has only four thorns to defend herself against the world. And I have left her on my planet, all alone! "
Coolidge was at the time blissfully unaware of the intricate dance performed on the pallet between forward yet ephemeral gaminess and heady seductive musk when one submits themselves to the experience of a toothsome raccoon filet.
All those colorful smudges and loose brush work seemed insubstantial and ephemeral when you compared them to the rigorous forms of the cubists and futurists.
On the fine days at this time of the year, and earlier, certain ephemeral operations were apt to disturb, in their trifling way, the majestic calm of Egdon Heath.