Untimely blossom! Poor, impatient thing, / ⁠That, starting rashly from the sheltering mould, / ⁠Bravest the peevish wind and sullen cold, / ⁠Mistaking thine own ardors for the spring

Nothing in nature, or in providence that is scant, or defectuous, can be stable and lasting.

In a decidedly petulant manner she sat with crossed arms and a frown.

Under the Fourth Republic, more and more French unionized.