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

Under the Fourth Republic, more and more French unionized.

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.