I was hurt, but I knew I’d recover, given time.

The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving Spring; […]

A single earworm may seriously damage or destroy the bud of a cole crop plant, causing the plant to be disfigured or to produce several secondary buds. Earworms may disfigure the heads of cabbage plants by their feeding and tunneling ….

In my time, we respected our elders.