| 单词 | bed of roses |
| 例句 | “Everybody in my family thought life was beautiful. We grinned at each other morning, noon, and night. We had real-life Pepsodent smiles. Nobody ever got angry at anybody else. Life was a bed of roses!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She flew up the drive and suddenly she saw Miss Honey in the front garden, standing in the middle of a bed of roses doing something with a pair of clippers. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Near our cottage, where the small creek winds under the old wooden bridge, is the most beautiful bed of roses. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As though for his brother and sisters life had been a bed of roses! In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if your life is a bed of roses, having a child is a pretty gutsy thing to do. 'Alphas' star David Strathairn on why he continues to act 2011-07-06T17:35:05Z Looking back, I realize it wasn't a bed of roses for him. The agony of rewatching "Everybody Loves Raymond" reminds me of my family's damaging dysfunction 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z The great establishment event was the coronation of George V in June, though his rather lost consort Queen Mary found her lot to be "no bed of roses". Summer readings: The Perfect Summer by Juliet Nicolson 2011-08-16T11:53:06Z Simplified Master Bedroom Before This was no bed of roses. 2010-02-08T16:51:00Z But the experience of shooting it was no bed of roses. Cate Blanchett: ‘I used to be very socially awkward’ 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z “Flower Girl” depicts Norse goddess Gerda kneeling in a bed of roses. | A Snow Queen for Our Time 2011-02-02T19:17:16Z “But then the camera pans from a cheerful bed of roses to a churning, bug-filled underworld that is primal, menacing and, I think, ultimately the truth.” Pushing Petals Up and Down Park Ave. 2011-01-16T03:00:04Z I am not suggesting sleepover camp is always a bed of roses. Perspective | Should she stay or should she go: Summer camp conundrum 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Nope, it's an ad for Google Love: it's not all a bed of roses. Close up: All aboard for the sequel to Trainspotting? 2013-03-14T16:12:05Z The guard waves me through the prison gates and I drive past the lawns, the beds of roses; the public face of the prison. Margie Orford: 'Working with these men helped me understand why South Africa is so violent' 2010-05-15T23:07:00Z While flower lovers and the photographs they share on social media are free advertising for the country’s tourism, cut flower and bulb industries, it isn’t all a bed of roses. Dutch tulip forecast: brilliant, with a chance of tourists 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z The road to where we are now has not been a bed of roses. The Father of Environmental Justice Exposes the Geography of Inequity 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z "This hasn't all been a bed of roses." Paul Newman: Hollywood legend was so insecure, says daughter 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z “Chivalry may not have been a bed of roses for those forced to lie in it,” Judge Keenan said about the dress code in her opinion. Court Sides With Girls Who Sued Over School’s Skirt Requirement 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Those pieces included small beds of roses and other items as well as a few dozen “nature carpets”—large rectangles decorated with foam pumpkins, cabbages, and watermelons. Museums are in a race against time to keep plastic art from falling apart 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z "It's not all a bed of roses... but because we have a flexible working policy it does give us the guidance, so we can be more flexible." Builders embrace new ways of flexible working 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z The Elizabeth Street Garden’s paved paths meander around a granite balustrade from the early 20th century, limestone lion statues, benches and beds of roses and daffodils. A Lush Urban Garden or Senior Citizen Housing: Which Would You Choose? 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Guests entered through the museum, walking past Rodin’s The Kiss and beds of roses crisping up in the July heat. Dior celebrates haute couture as an antidote to fast fashion 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z From the England camp, where the honeymoon’s over and suddenly not everything is a bed of roses, but fortunately, Gareth Southgate already knows as much. World Cup 2018: France v Argentina set to kick off the last 16 – live! 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z An old oak tree, a bed of roses or a well-trimmed lawn? “Albion” is a state-of-the-nation play for Brexit Britain 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z “This is not a bed of roses. This is blood, sweat and tears.” The Jamaican Apple Pickers of Upstate New York 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z From the post-coital bed of roses, our hero is focused above as he moves from singing to rapping to celebrate the pink sky, fluffy clouds and purple rain. California Sounds: Dan Wilson covers his own songs; Gaby Moreno releases a new video; Duckwrth celebrates gender-bending 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z A revolution is not a bed of roses. 'A revolution is not a bed of roses': Fidel Castro in his own words 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z Not everything was a bed of roses, but Rio and Brazil did not deserve all the criticism received. How to Link Rio Games’ Top Stories: Just Add Water 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z In contrast to the violent destruction of the quake, the courtyard of the heavily damaged convent featured a bed of roses and a breathtaking view of a valley, where five horses placidly grazed. Italian town destroyed in quake was preparing food festival 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z He attended the local comprehensive, Ernest Bevin College, which he describes as "a tough school - it wasn't always a bed of roses". London mayor: The Sadiq Khan story - BBC News 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z “But remember, it ain’t always going to be a bed of roses.” He could have fronted Led Zeppelin, now ‘Superlungs’ has to pay the pawn shop 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z His breath – never exactly a bed of roses – turned foul. Old pets are like sad, beautiful music. Is it selfish to enjoy them? | David Ferguson 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z “It’s absolutely not all a bed of roses.” Amish driving fast into the rental business 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z It's not always a bed of roses though, and there are hidden challenges to cope with. 'A colostomy bag doesn't limit you' 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z It’s not as though the weeks leading up to Berenice’s suicide attempt in a US immigration family detention center in Texas were a bed of roses. 'Soul-destroying': one migrant mother's story of life at Dilley detention center 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z And with such a long, frozen winter, spring is not likely to be a bed of roses, weather officials warned. Snow-beleaguered Boston poised to set all-time record 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z There’s a chapel 20 meters high, beds of roses and rhododendrons, fountains and precisely mown grass that is cut by hand in the last few inches around each grave marker, Desjardins said. St. Paul woman learns fate of WWII soldier father 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z By the time Tom Brady took his spot in front of a bed of roses at picturesque University of San Diego for his weekly news conference, the clouds had cleared and the sun came out. It’s Brady & Gronk vs Rivers & Gates 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z Those who think pro tennis is a bed of roses might want to ponder those working hours. With Michael Chang Coaching, Kei Nishikori Reaches the U.S. Open Quarterfinal 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Outside the euro, life was not exactly a bed of roses for the UK, but after a deep and painful recession economic recovery began. Britain and the euro: what if we'd joined? 2013-06-02T13:39:28Z Above them lay the five-acre property that Ms. Codner had transformed into a landscaped wonderland of cypress and red maple and beds of roses, pink and red and yellow. Racing the Clock and a Storm: A Way of Life in Tornado Alley 2013-05-24T03:20:52Z Remember that after the Civil War, life was no bed of roses for Blacks so the Civil War didn’t exactly buy the Black people forty six wonderful years. Oscar Countdown: How the Legacy of Lincoln Still Influences Politics Today 2013-02-24T00:35:24Z "It's not all a bed of roses, but we do think the economy is starting to engage." Stocks Bounce Back 2013-02-05T23:21:46Z At Cruden Farm, she developed a magnificent garden, with a lake and vistas of woodlands, lawns and beds of roses, irises and honeysuckles. Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, Matriarch of Journalism Family, Dies at 103 2012-12-05T18:09:42Z Yet all is not a bed of roses. 8 Great Mobile Technology Articles You Must Read This Week 2012-08-23T14:07:25Z The wind and the cold made the prospect a dismal one; early spring travel in northern Spain is not a bed of roses. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z In the latter particular, even the quiet spirit of Miss Emmerson joined him, and Julia herself was occasionally made sensible that she was not reposing "on a bed of roses." Tales for Fifteen 2012-03-21T02:00:38.090Z And I will make thee beds of roses, And a thousand fragrant posies, A cap of flowers and a kirtle Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle. Bacon and Shakspere 2012-03-14T02:00:24.313Z His life, as most of my readers will be glad to learn, is not a bed of roses, as is commonly supposed. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z Gusts of loathing swept over her soul for the feudal magnificence of the Abbey; she seemed thrown on a bed of roses whose perfume sickened her. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Mademoiselle Alga� Brunelle was not on a bed of roses, and her growing impatience took the form of tartness. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z That would be no bed of roses but it would be a more inviting challenge than England's bed of nails. Why should Harry Redknapp risk more sleepless nights with England? 2012-02-10T13:31:22Z In the earliest form of it Sir Hugh transposes and varies the lines thus: “And then she made him beds of roses, And a thousand fragrant posies.” Bacon and Shakspere 2012-03-14T02:00:24.313Z "Patience and a little practise," repeated Pablito, on a bed of roses. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z They would have readily believed that in her bed of roses there was not one crumpled leaf. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z His highness has not always slept upon a bed of roses. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z There'll be something nice about it, I'm sure, and goodness knows we've had enough unpleasant things here; so we needn't expect beds of roses. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Bacon and Shakspere 2012-03-14T02:00:24.313Z The same author relates that the Persian fire-worshippers believe that Abraham was thrown into a furnace by Nimrod, and the flames forthwith turned into a bed of roses. Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z Is it that the city stands in the midst of a garden, a veritable bed of roses? Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Though at the head of a numerous and warlike clan which was strongly attached to him on various accounts, Griffith did not exactly occupy a bed of roses. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Then began for Adrienne the life of a provincial actress, which, if it had somewhat improved since the days of the Illustre Th��tre, was still very far from being a bed of roses. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z You have seen that my childhood was not cradled on a bed of roses, that I have suffered, and that suffering was the sun which hastened my development. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z “Fifty-five months in jail is no bed of roses.” Former Pa. senator to be re-sentenced Nov. 9 in corruption case after earlier sentence tossed 2011-09-26T19:12:12Z “The Oldham County Jail is no bed of roses,” Clay said. Collar bomb suspect agrees in Kentucky court to return to Australia to face extortion charges 2011-09-15T02:58:10Z Altogether I thought myself the luckiest civilian alive that February afternoon; but my bed of roses had its crumpled leaf. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z "Life would be pretty boring if it was a bed of roses all the time," he cheered. The Fiver 2011-08-26T15:52:20Z A case in point, falling off of Mary's bicycle into her father's bed of roses. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z As center, Augusta Forbes had not struck a bed of roses. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z To be a district governor in Galicia, to his idea, plainly was not a bed of roses. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z Matrimony is not always a bed of roses. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z And as we went we came to a bed of roses in full bloom; there were red and white and deep yellow roses in clusters of great beauty, filling the air with their perfume. The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z She had heard that this man’s life had not been always a bed of roses. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z It will thus be seen that although Elias Rody had prepared his own bed, and was obliged to lie upon it, it was proving anything but a bed of roses. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z Thus the district governor's position had come to be no bed of roses, when suddenly it seemed as though having reached the worst, matters would mend. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z In time a manufactory occupied the site of the old Hall, and long rows of dull red p. 176cottages grew up where once there were velvet lawns, and gravel walks, and beds of roses. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z To see the quiet way in which he resumed the reins, one would have supposed he had just risen from a bed of roses; such is the usual apathy of the Russian peasants. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Virginia, Rest here upon this bed of roses. Virginia, A Tragedy And Other Poems 2011-05-26T02:00:17.117Z So it was that up to a certain point I sympathized with my friend the distinguished after-dinner speaker when he intimated that the lecture platform was no bed of roses. From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book 2011-05-05T02:00:21.620Z He did not lie on a bed of roses, up in the cherry-tree. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z Taking into consideration all that I have related, you will clearly see that the present-day Japan has by no means been built upon a bed of roses.' A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Too late to catch the Folkestone packet, his bed is in Boulogne—no bed of roses, but a couch of Procrustean. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Yes! bacca makes an old man's chair as easeful as a bed of roses. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, July 8th 1893 2011-03-26T02:00:11.953Z In theory, previous winners who have slept in Salinger’s room — 300 Curtis Hall — should have felt honored and humbled, although it was no bed of roses. On Education: J. D. Salinger Slept Here (Just Don?t Tell Anyone) 2011-03-21T02:24:14Z For him who would rail at their summary deeds Sue has far from spread a bed of roses. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z She was an ugly girl, with bad teeth and stupid expression, and I am afraid she will find life no bed of roses, even here in America. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z Her window looked out upon the hotel-garden,--which at this season of the year was like one huge bed of roses intersected by a narrow gravel path. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z “I had to learn that every day wasn’t a bed of roses, and that took some time,” he said. Duke Snider, Brooklyn Dodger Great, Dies at 84 2011-02-27T21:26:30Z Perhaps he finds the atmosphere of Squirearchical gentility very stagnant, the bed of roses stifling—perhaps, too, the severe privations he has at different times undergone have injured him. The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman 2011-02-26T03:00:49.377Z Not that it’s going to be any bed of roses.” Witnesses Tell of Finding Victims in Conn. Killing 2010-09-16T07:00:00Z "Who says being in the wild is a bed of roses?" Dolphin therapy is booming despite concerns about efficacy and animal cruelty 2010-02-23T05:00:00Z "And do you imagine that I am lying on a bed of roses?" he responded. The Undying Past "Am I lying on a bed of roses?" Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 And, indeed, I was not on a bed of roses. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History He passed a horrible night, indeed, but the Marchesa herself did not rest on a bed of roses. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico I can see, too, that life ain't going to be a bed of roses for you. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold Ah, don't believe mine is a bed of roses, Jack!' A Bed of Roses I love sunshine, beds of roses, fountains, and a sweep of lawn like this we see before us. Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth According to the reports I have heard, training with the “Cap” when he was right was no bed of roses. Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside It was a little rough, but the mere thought of being a soldier and "sleeping on my arms" on the eve of battle made my bed feel as soft as a bed of roses. From Bull Run to Appomattox “Flesh shall not feel; or, feeling, shall enjoy The dagger, or the rack; to them, alike 573 A bed of roses, or the burning bull.” Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes I asked him if I'd had a bed of roses, so far. Cue for Quiet In your profession there are great opportunities, but at the same time let me warn you, that the sea is not a bed of roses.” Holiday House A Series of Tales Why does he not change this cross into a bed of roses, from whence you could fly in a glory to heaven?' The Silver Cross or The Carpenter of Nazareth Whether you sleep bound by chains of fire, or on beds of roses, hear my call. The Golden Age in Transylvania "None of us can hope for a bed of roses all the time, Joe," Coggleston remarked, grinning at the professor's outburst. Henry Horn's X-Ray Eye Glasses But of course no one expects a bed of roses by way of a start in a new country. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley The sun caresses it, and the zephyr wooes it as if it were a bed of roses. Essays in Radical Empiricism "It is no bed of roses," I said; "but what act of Parliament was there that I should be happy." Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories Many traits in the character of the empress accord well with the fact that her early life was not passed amid beds of roses nor had been altogether free from temptation. Women of Early Christianity Mr. Bowles remarked in the course of the skirmish of pamphlets he provoked, that the editorship of Pope's works had been to no one a bed of roses. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition If mortal ever slept upon a bed of roses, such is his enviable fate. The London Pulpit The naked other on the damask cloth,— White, smooth, and light as the light thistle-down, Or the pink, fairy, fluffy evening moth On June-drunk beds of roses red,—lies thrown. Blooms of the Berry My life hasn't been a bed of roses. The "Genius" The beds of roses and pinks which bordered the walk were the same as decorated the front yard at home. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police sleeps on no bed of roses. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police ‘For Marriage is like Life in this, that it is a field of battle, not a bed of roses.’ Modern marriage and how to bear it I didn’t come out here expecting to fall into a bed of roses.” The Coming of the Law He died in 1727, declaring that, though he had hitherto dreaded death, he was rising to heaven on a bed of roses. Old and New London Volume I Noémi laid her little head on the soft hill of rose leaves, and said, "It would be delicious to sleep on such a bed of roses." Timar's Two Worlds But I suppose he has calculated these contingencies, and never anticipated paving a bed of roses to recline upon during the terrible, and sometimes doubtful struggle for independence. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital She too, poor lady, began to feel that her lot was not one of unmixed good, nor her bed of roses. A Country Gentleman and his Family You see C.’s dialect is not wholly a bed of roses. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) I’ve just had a little experience with the infantry and it’s not such a bed of roses. Aces Up "And I will make thee beds of roses, And then a thousand fragrant posies, A cap of flowers, and a kirtle Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle." A Danish Parsonage He did not find his position a bed of roses. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital For marriage is like life in this—that it is a field of battle, and not a bed of roses. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) Knowledge is not gained on a bed of roses. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order A French barrack-room, I can assure you, is anything but a bed of roses to a British volunteer. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 "Well, it hasn't been a bed of roses since we discovered Northwick's obliquities—excuse me!" The Quality of Mercy Fuscus, take a tip from me: This here job’s no bed of roses, Not the cinch it seems to be, Not the pipe that one supposes. A line-o'-verse or two He had not found his place a bed of roses. The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences Then he took a turn around the room in stilted fashion––like one who “carried about with him his pits, boxes and galleries”––and observed: “Faith, Mr. Barnes’ couch is not a bed of roses. The Strollers I haven't picked out any bed of roses for you Varsity men. Interference and Other Football Stories A life on a bed of roses would not have been too good for his horses, but if he so needed it they would have to repay him by driving over a red-hot trail. The Twins of Suffering Creek But I can tell you it is not altogether a bed of roses. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 His partner, Parker, and he had a large cattle-ranch not far from the Mexican frontier, and Kitty could not have lived on a bed of roses, I fancy. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 I shall find it a bed of roses. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America A bed of roses I'll provide for thee, And crystal springs shall drop thee melody. Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II It ain’t exactly a bed of roses, you will find, at first, but if you can always keep your temper and return a civil answer to a question you will soon get on all right. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson The publisher of a race paper early finds that it is not a sinecure nor a bed of roses. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century Miss Edith was indolent, but she was sour and petulant, and poor Lily's daily life was not a bed of roses. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives I shall not make the throne a bed of roses. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 With her right hand she robs the beggar, with the left she prepares for him a bed of roses. Anthony Lyveden In one sentence they style it a bed of roses; in the next a bed of thorns. The Faith of Our Fathers The raven masses of her hair lay upon her flushed cheeks like midnight on a bed of roses, her long black lashes reposed on those cheeks, so surpassingly lovely with their rich carnation hues. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf I forget what it was, but there was something in it about a bed of roses, and I thought it very improper. The Hero Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy bed of roses, Thy cup, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten;— In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Tudor and Stuart Love Songs I am not offering you exactly any bed of roses. Valley of the Croen Inquiry, apprehension, were depicted in his look as if existence hung on a word; while a pause followed, compared with which the rack were a bed of roses. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 On reaching Vienna, the super‑sensuous painter did not find a bed of roses: his tastes were fastidious, his habits exclusive, his aspirations impracticable. Overbeck Not over beds of roses had he walked to ascend the heights. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 That naval officers do not idle away their time when at sea, on beds of roses, the adventures of my three old schoolfellows will, I think, convince all my readers. The Three Midshipmen Truly they are not all beds of roses. Floyd Grandon's Honor His own life had been no bed of roses—no pioneer’s was—and he, too, had known loneliness, hardships, but never anything like this. The Man from the Bitter Roots An excavator's life isn't a bed of roses—it doesn't consist picking up jewels and mummy-beads and beautiful amulets and rare scarabs and valuable parchments in every tomb which is opened. There was a King in Egypt She had hardly put her head on the pillow, before she became conscious that her couch was anything but a bed of roses. Hatty and Marcus or, First Steps in the Better Path And she soon found that the lot of a Lollard was no bed of roses. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time We now began to dream of beds of roses, but we were mistaken: we were crying before we were out of the wood. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 Though we had gained the battle, we were not allowed to sleep on beds of roses. The Rival Crusoes It is pretty in bits, I think, the blue expanse, wave after wave, and the wreath of Tazin on a bed of roses quite take my fancy. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah The position of Secretary of the Treasury during the war was anything but a bed of roses. History of the United States, Volume 4 There remains the fact that the profession is no bed of roses, but a laborious and exacting calling, the price of success in which is an unremitting industry, and energy inexhaustible. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries From these causes Mr. Canning's position had become anything but a bed of roses. Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents By breath of beds of roses drawn, I found the grove in the morning pure, In the concert of the nightingales My drunken brain to cure. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám and Salámán and Absál Together With A Life Of Edward Fitzgerald And An Essay On Persian Poetry By Ralph Waldo Emerson "Ranching and hunting was no bed of roses," some one who knew him at that time has said. American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt Ludlow looked across the bed of roses which filled two-thirds of the table, across the glitter of glass, and the waver of light and shadow, and said, "Oh, you're there!" The Coast of Bohemia But he sighs as he utters the word "can," and finds his couch, when at length he does seek it, by no means a bed of roses. Molly Bawn Don’t think that it has all been perfect—that I have lain entirely on a bed of roses! Good Old Anna He abhorred a bed of roses—not that he had ever tried one, although it is probable that he had often enjoyed a couch of grass, straw, or nettles. The Iron Horse Gwen had not been prepared to find the Fifth exactly a bed of roses, therefore she was hardly surprised at the thorns which beset her new path. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story OR poor Rodney there was no more sleep that night, even had they placed him on a bed of roses. The Runaway The Adventures of Rodney Roverton The Gilpins found that the superintendence of a large station did not afford a bed of roses. The Gilpins and their Fortunes A Story of Early Days in Australia There, as they wandered up and down, one day they espied three beauteous boys, sleeping on a bed of roses, beneath a shady bower. The Seven Champions of Christendom Instead of the bed of roses upon which I slept, I have not even a pillow whereon to lay my head. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan P. "There will I make thee a bed of roses." The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) Colonel Dawson had chosen his man carefully, and duly warned him that he would find his post at first no bed of roses. Working in the Shade Lowly Sowing brings Glorious Reaping You said once that you would like to be rich, but I haven’t found it altogether a bed of roses. Pixie O'Shaughnessy I should not be your friend if I represented this place as a bed of roses, especially Moss’s house. The Master of the Shell Bloomfield was beginning to discover already that the new dignity to which he had been raised by his own partisans at Willoughby was anything but a bed of roses. The Willoughby Captains In his eight years of service under Jefferson, Gallatin had not found the Treasury Department a bed of roses. Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII They complain that they cannot lie upon a bed of roses. Rabbi and Priest A Story In the night he stole gently to Yasodara's couch, and looked his last on his young wife sleeping on a bed of roses, with her new-born son in her arms. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People As he rose, the dark abyss was transformed to beds of roses, whose fragrance was so intensely sweet it waked me. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author Listen, Riddell; I know I am not inviting you to a bed of roses. The Willoughby Captains During the weeks of their imprisonment in the jail those at Harmony were not living in a bed of roses. The Petticoat Commando Boer Women in Secret Service This was no bed of roses—"Yes, the Inkyō is indeed dead." The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) Van Buren, "the favorite," was meanwhile reposing upon no bed of roses. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Life at its best is not a bed of roses. Vitality Supreme Right square in front of the door so that Terry herself could jump from her running-board and so that her front wheels were planted firmly in the old man's choice bed of roses. Man to Man Because he could not have a bed of roses, he had thrown himself down in the pig-stye. Alec Forbes of Howglen I want a quiet life, to be let alone: And Krindlesyke won’t be a bed of roses, With that sort ramping round. Krindlesyke It must not be imagined that it was all a bed of roses on this front, for the enemy had his unpleasant moments, particularly at night. The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 Stevenson once said, 'Marriage is not a bed of roses; it is a field of battle.' Our Elizabeth A Humour Novel She too did not lie on a bed of roses. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 At that time we were somewhat prone to envy the good time our compatriots were evidently having at the internment camp and the bed of roses upon which, according to the press, they were lying. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben If any one thinks that my entire football experience was a bed of roses, I want to assure him that it was not. Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball But a time will come when the old customs will fall into oblivion, when new ways will creep in among Mussulmen like a rattlesnake crawling into a bed of roses. Halil the Pedlar A Tale of Old Stambul "The public service is no bed of roses," remarked Mrs. Jones. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood Lord Selkirk's Colonists never had, as have seen, a bed of roses. The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists The Pioneers of Manitoba This town, when Joe got through with it—well, from an aeroplane it was to look more or less like a bed of roses—or a hill town in Italy. His Second Wife Countless beds of roses, of geraniums, and of many other flowers tempted her to linger, and gather the fragrant blossoms, but, still she did not succumb, for there was greater beauty ahead. A Little Florida Lady And there was the lawn in front of the house all set with beds of roses and stocks and marigolds! English Fairy Tales The new king saw there was no bed of roses preparing for him. A Short History of France "Have you not been making my life a bed of roses ever since your blessed eyes first rested on me?" The Wedge of Gold Indeed, my friend, ours is a bed of roses. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 The company were in good spirits, but they found traveling in the State of Virginia was not moving over beds of roses. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is I must cease My strain; but, as a wind-strain sleeps Upon a bed of roses; so the echo Of this my strain, will find its rest with thee. Lays of Ancient Virginia, and Other Poems Great heaven! had his been a bed of roses? Tales from Many Sources Vol. V To be frank, we cannot promise you even a bed of roses. Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 Injustice sleeps in a bed of roses which rests on a bed of thorns. Wise or Otherwise Austria is a very difficult nation to govern, and the position of premier is by no means a bed of roses. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 49, October 14, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls And any man who has been upon the banks of the Ganges, can tell you of the Yoguis, and of their self-inflicted torments, compared to which, even the cross is almost a bed of roses. The Grounds of Christianity Examined by Comparing The New Testament with the Old She went slowly up the path, which wound in summer by beds of roses, to the door, and rapped gently. Allegories of Life Compared to it, the gridiron of St. Lawrence—fire excepted—was as a bed of roses. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864 She was not exactly lying on a bed of roses; but in the nature of things her lot was easier than his. The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson) That novels have to be finished is the great disadvantage of the novelist's career—otherwise, as every one knows, a bed of roses, a velvet cushion, a hammock under a ripe pear-tree. Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 Notwithstanding his successes, the Sultan is not lying on a bed of roses. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 31, June 10, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls "Putting her foot down," certainly had one effect, namely, that of making life anything but a bed of roses for the unfortunate doctor. If Only etc. Earth sinks in the bed of roses, and Water in the fountains. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character It may well be imagined that Mr. Chamberlain and his noble colleagues had anything but beds of roses whilst pursuing the diplomacy adopted to checkmate the Bond. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked The first year was not a bed of roses for the inexperienced young farmers, but they were not daunted. Idle Hour Stories This innocent Quaker youth had been reclining upon a bed of roses which now began to turn into a couch of flames. The Redemption of David Corson To be a nurse is no bed of roses; but neither is anything else. The Living Present Thou hast brought me within two hours of eternity, and this is no matter of terror to me, more than if I rose to go to lie down on a bed of roses. The Life of James Renwick A Historical Sketch Of His Life, Labours And Martyrdom And A Vindication Of His Character And Testimony Sumptuous tables, beds of roses, clouds of perfumes, concerts of music, crouds of beauties, are all in readiness to receive you. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant The few Europeans who have lived among the multitudes in Central China would not associate beds of roses with the lives of the women anywhere. Across China on Foot Of course it isn't all a bed of roses! The Gibson Upright But the General's chosen successor and political heir found the great office to which he had been called, and which he so eagerly desired, anything but a bed of roses. Daniel Webster I don't expect my new position to be always a bed of roses. William of Germany The garden gate was locked, but she managed to turn the key, and went slowly, in a maze of delight, along the trim paths, past beds of roses, hollyhocks, pansies, and sweet-scented gilly-flowers. Thankful Rest From the sentence to the finish, the murderer's life is one bed of roses. Said the Observer In front, large beds of roses unveiled their charms, and sent forth their sweet fragrance. The Young Captives: A Story of Judah and Babylon "What a slow affair it's going to be," thought Bräsig, who could hardly be said to be lying on a bed of roses, his position in the cherry-tree was so cramped and uncomfortable. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes By breath of beds of roses drawn, I found the grove in the morning pure, In the concert of the nightingales My drunken brain to cure. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 06, April, 1858 The only thorn now left in her bed of roses was the enmity of the Grand Duke's brother, the Cardinal; and her greatest ambition was to win him to her side. Love affairs of the Courts of Europe With the Romans it was no metaphor but an allusion to a literal fact when they talked of sleeping upon beds of roses. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden And I will make thee beds of roses And a thousand fragrant posies, A cap of flowers and a kirtle Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England And I will make her beds of roses And a thousand fragrant posies; A cap of flowers, and a kirtle Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 One cape was a garden of flame-coloured carnations, another was a bed of roses and other fantastic flowers with twisted stamens and metallic petals. The Shadow of the Cathedral The only thorn in her bed of roses was, in fact, her husband, the Prince, the very sight of whom was sufficient to spoil a day for her. Love affairs of the Courts of Europe Sumptuous tables, beds of roses, clouds of perfume, concerts of music, crowds of beauties, are all in readiness to receive you. The Illustrated London Reading Book His sojourn there was certainly no royal bed of roses! The Story of Ireland Until now I have not been lying on a bed of roses, with that consciousness of my useless life continually before me. Without Dogma The frozen ground with a pair of blankets is not a bed of roses, and is little conducive to sleep and rest. Reminiscences of a Pioneer A plantation was a bed of roses only if the thorns were turned aside. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime On the seven wives sitting on a bed of roses, who said various things respecting conjugial love, n. The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love I never could see," Ken remarked that night, "why people are so keen about beds of roses. The Happy Venture We are stifled on beds of roses—we literally lie "on the rack of restless ecstacy." The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits In London, he had expected neither to walk on pavements of gold, nor to lie on beds of roses; if he had had any such exalted expectation, he would not have prospered. A Tale of Two Cities Eternal fire, and the bickerings of hell, compared with what I felt, were music and a bed of roses. Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale But, thorns were springing up under his bed of roses, as he soon found out. A Child's History of England Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten; In folly rise. in reason rotten. The Compleat Angler Though at the head of a numerous and warlike clan, which was strongly attached to him on various accounts, Griffith did not exactly occupy a bed of roses. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery Even his is not a bed of roses. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society Gallien, another cruel and luxurious princeling, lay under arbors of roses sometimes varying the performance by reclining on beds of roses. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 You see C.'s dialect is not wholly a bed of roses. Vailima Letters For marriage is like life in this - that it is a field of battle, and not a bed of roses. Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers For the last few years my existence has been anything but a bed of roses. The Crimson Blind The Halls of Lucretia and of the Reunion, in which there was dancing, were like one large bed of roses, laurels, lilacs, jonquils, lilies, and jasmine. The Court of the Empress Josephine The life of a convict is not, as a rule, a happy one; his bed is not generally thought a bed of roses. Peter Ibbetson "I didn't think this was going to be a bed of roses—and it isn't," he concluded. The Fortune Hunter And I will make her beds of roses And a thousand fragrant posies; A cap of flowers, and a kirtle Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages You will inflict upon me a torture, in comparison of which all the laborious punishments that tyrants have invented, are couches of luxury, are beds of roses. Italian Letters, Vols. I and II The History of the Count de St. Julian Across the well-kept lawn there brooded no shadow of Old-World cedar; no century-old espaliers divided flower and kitchen ground; no box-edging of the early Hanoverian era bordered the beds of roses and mignonette. Charlotte's Inheritance At certain hours of the night, found congregated, sitting up dressed, on beds of roses, back to back, with eyes scarce open. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 Yes, mother did not have a bed of roses. The Sisters-In-Law That Poland, left for Russia's lunch Upon the sideboard, snug reposes: While Saxony's as pleased as Punch, And Norway "on a bed of roses!" The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes If you do not deal fairly with her, I shall see to it that there are ten thorns to every rose in that bed of roses on which you lie. The Deluge But my couch at this time was not altogether a bed of roses. Trials and Triumphs of Faith You see, Hammond wrote us all he ever knew of you, and though it was rather incomprehensible in part, it was clear enough your life was not entirely a bed of roses. A Terrible Secret How many things I was discovering, I who thought that the life of the school-teacher was a bed of roses. Paula the Waldensian One day rolling in a bed of roses and licking his lips and remembering things; next day with a thorn in his foot, desperately trying to get it out. Growth of the Soil Truly the lot of a Persian telegraph official is not always a bed of roses. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán It was not exactly a bed of roses, but George thought it safer to lie there till his assailant's footsteps had grown faint—he did not wish to bring him back again. Dawn We may acquire the resolution to be happy by resting on a bed of roses. It Can Be Done Poems of Inspiration Adv. in comfort &c. n.; on a bed of roses &c. n.; at one's ease. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases However delighted Ninon may have been with this arrangement, the Marquis, himself, did not repose upon a bed of roses. Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos The Celebrated Beauty of the Seventeenth Century His good sense and sterling character enabled him to surmount the difficulties of his situation, which was anything but a bed of roses. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11 American Founders He finds that the sanctum of a one-man power is not a bed of roses. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10 European Leaders So the throne of Louis XVIII. was anything but a bed of roses, amid the war of parties and the perils which surrounded it. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 09 European Statesmen The planters, whether they know it or not, are not preparing to sleep on a bed of roses. The Uprising of a Great People The United States in 1861. to Which is Added a Word of Peace on the Difference Between England the United States. William found that his English throne was anything but a bed of roses. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women That reminds me, captain, that you are not quite situated upon a bed of roses yourself, are you now? The Green Flag In the centre is the band-stand, and a bed of roses surrounds it. Twixt France and Spain Pitch your tent where you will in midsummer, a bed of roses, a clump of poppies and a bunch of bluebells will adorn your camping. Klondyke Nuggets A Brief Description of the Great Gold Regions in the Northwest The good old Gottingen student did not lie on a bed of roses; he was for ever weighed down by the march of history, by questions and ideas of every kind. On the Eve Every so and so often she appeared before me like a vision among my leather-bound books and dead bones, lying on a bed of roses, surrounded by cupids. Venus in Furs Old Jellicorse lies on his bed of roses, snoring folios of long words, without a dream of the gathering cloud. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale Richard finds life in the metropolis no bed of roses, and when he at length gains a footing he is confronted by many a snare and pitfall. Richard Dare's Venture But high above this paradise of almost tropical exuberance giant glaciers sleep in the summit of the mountain wall, which rises up from a bed of roses. Klondyke Nuggets A Brief Description of the Great Gold Regions in the Northwest The profession I had entered by so thorny a path did not prove to be a bed of roses. The Making of an American Well, sleep thy fill, and take thy soft reposes; But know, withal, sweet tastes have sour closes; And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 As Christmas approaches in this year, the Judge receives a letter from Natalie de Santos which rouses him from his bed of roses. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance With the faith of ignorance, he proposed to share with an Austrian archduke these imaginary possessions, and to lay for him, as was popularly said in 1862-63, "a bed of roses in a gold-mine." Maximilian in Mexico A Woman's Reminiscences of the French Intervention 1862-1867 The bed of roses has disappeared before the icy breath of the winter king, which sends the thermometer down sometimes to seventy degrees below freezing point. Klondyke Nuggets A Brief Description of the Great Gold Regions in the Northwest During the past term at Putnam Hall he had been very dictatorial to the Rover boys, and it must be confessed that they had made life anything but a bed of roses for him. The Rover Boys on the Ocean Or, a chase for a fortune "You shall tell me what Lord Montdidier is doing now, or that grave shall resemble in your imagination a bed of roses!" The Ivory Trail "Well, sir, it won't just be a bed of roses, but it won't last, not long, if you sets your will to it." Magnum Bonum Imagination, when uncontrolled, can keep the mind on a mental rack, to which that of the Inquisition was a bed of roses. Madame Midas Public service therefore does not provide beds of roses for the rich men of Athens. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life Thy kind wife made a mistake last evening, I said; she put me on a bed of roses, instead of a common one; I am not used to such delicacies. Letters from an American Farmer His life isn't such a bed of roses. Ulysses She was reclining in a most enchanting attitude, upon a bed of roses, and surrounded by angels. Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends They cried out, 'Enough, enough,' in vain; the wreaths and bouquets still poured upon them in unceasing streams; the floor was literally a bed of roses. Frederick the Great and His Court I am free to confess that I had a realizing sense of the fact that my hospital bed was not a bed of roses just then, or the prospect before me one of unmingled rapture. Hospital Sketches "In the first place, patron, I must say that the position of valet and coachman to M. de Clameran is not a bed of roses." File No. 113 Politics isn't a bed of roses that stays made just because you make it once. The Titan The only thorn in Tom's bed of roses was Nan's placid interest in his affairs, and evident relief at his disloyalty. Jo's Boys At last nothing was to be seen but a vast bed of roses, of which not even a fragrant leaf was stirred by a passing breeze. Frederick the Great and His Court If I cannot share the bed of roses, I can at least fatten on the smell. Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course See! rosy is her bower, Her floor is all this flower Her bed a rosy nest By a bed of roses pressed. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 A fine, sumptuous country cottage in the English taste overgrown with fragrant flowers, with flower beds going round the house; the porch, wreathed in climbers, was surrounded with beds of roses. Crime and Punishment For marriage is like life in this-that it is a field of battle, and not a bed of roses. The Pocket R.L.S., being favourite passages from the works of Stevenson "Am I then on a bed of roses?" he had exclaimed to himself, sitting at some distance with his eyes fixed upon that figure of sorrow. Under Western Eyes I'll wire on that long-lost nephew has been found, and you can proceed to lie right down in your ready-made bed of roses. Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course And I will make thee beds of roses And a thousand fragrant posies; A cap of flowers, and a kirtle Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 There was no longer a bed of roses to stifle opposition; whosoever hit at the United States would encounter a barrier of long, sharp, and unbending thorns. Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography One fine morning she had lifted me out of an abyss and put me down on a bed of roses and made me a young gentleman. Mauprat Civic Presidency Office in Frankfurt was not a bed of roses. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19 For as one is never miserly until one has acquired wealth, so Garrison was loath to vacate the bed of roses now that he had felt how exceedingly pleasant it was. Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither,—soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 "Nay, to a bed of roses—not without their thorns." Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth Trust me! we will reign together, my darling; but it won't be a bed of roses for us until the day comes when we have our own wills. Catherine De Medici The tall man in black led the way up the long marble walk, past the fountains and fruit trees and beds of roses, until he had come to the palace. Twilight Land "It is no bed of roses," I said; "but what act of Parliament was there that I should be happy?" The Brick Moon and Other Stories She forced me to silence with her proud glance, in which I seemed to read the cry of the Mexican: "And I, am I on a bed of roses?" The Lily of the Valley There will I make thee a bed of roses, With a thousand fragrant posies, A cap of flowers, and a kirtle Embroider'd all with leaves of myrtle. Sonnets on Sundry Notes of Music Do you think the queen-mother is on a bed of roses? Catherine De Medici Madame," replied Michaud, "do you suppose that for fourteen years the soldiers of the Emperor slept on a bed of roses? Sons of the Soil And I will make thee beds of roses And a thousand fragrant posies; A cap of flowers, and a kirtle Embroider'd all with leaves of myrtle. Bulchevy's Book of English Verse It's true, isn't it, that marriage really is 'not a bed of roses, but a field of battle'? The Turmoil, a novel It's not work that any woman would do for pleasure, goodness knows; though to hear the pious people talk you would suppose it was a bed of roses. Mrs. Warren's Profession The chauffeur who had arrived with the car found his situation among the jealous cowboys somewhat far removed from a bed of roses. Light of the Western Stars Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither—soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Bulchevy's Book of English Verse |
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