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Vandyke, on which were inscribed, in Gothic letters, the words Vernon semper viret.

Rob Roy 2005

Thus the motto of the Vernons, Ver non semper viret, is a perfect pun, and so is that of the Onslows, Festina lente.

Waverley 2004

'Phoebe, mone, si Cymaeae mihi conscia vatis stat casta cortina domo, si laurea digna fronte viret.'

The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Thomas Ross Mills

It possesses a remarkable tenacity of life, _quem sempervivam dicunt quoniam omni tempore viret_, this being in allusion to its prolonged vitality; for which reason it is likewise called Ayegreen, and Sengreen (_semper_, green).

Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

"_Ver non semper viret_" to the Vernons for a motto; associating themselves thus modestly and shyly with the building they had given, in which they served.

A Padre in France George A. Birmingham 1907

Even this, though fairly craftsmanlike in treatment, is banal enough in idea -- that idea being merely that jealousy, in both sexes, survives love, shame, and everything else, even community in scoundrelism -- in other words, that the green-eyed monster (like "Vernon" and unlike "Ver") _semper viret_.

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 George Saintsbury 1889

She pointed to the carved oak frame of a full-length portrait by Vandyke, on which were inscribed, in Gothic letters, the words Vernon semper viret.

Rob Roy 1887

Thus the motto of the Vernons, Ver non semper viret, is a perfect pun, and so is that of the Onslows, Festina lente.

The Waverley 1877

Croci Regis Vegetabilium enucleatio continens Illius etymologiam, differencias, tempus quo viret et floret, culturam, collectionem, usum mechanicum, Pharmaceuticum, Chemico medicum, omnibus pene humani corporis partibus destinatum additis diversis observationibus et questionibus Crocum concernentibus ad normam et formam S. R.

The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Henry Nicholson Ellacombe 1868

Shakspeare's names; Diana 'Vernon, semper viret,' gives you the conditions of purity and youthful strength or spring which imply the highest state of libertas.

Val d'Arno John Ruskin 1859