sable-gowned

Updated: August 1, 2026

So," adds the sable-gowned, ashen- visaged, funereal old figure, "Edward Fane remembers his Rosebud!" Our question is answered. There is a germ of bliss within her. Her long-hoarded constancy her memory of the bliss that was remaining amid the gloom of her after life, like a sweet-smelling flower in a coffin, is a symbol that all maybe renewed.

Nathaniel Hawthorne - Edward Fane's Rosebud (From "Twice Told Tales")

So," adds the sable-gowned, ashen-visaged, funereal old figure, "Edward Fane remembers his Rosebud." Our question is answered. There is a germ of bliss within her. Her long-hoarded constancy, her memory of the bliss that was remaining amid the gloom of her after-life like a sweet-smelling flower in a coffin, is a symbol that all may be renewed.

Nathaniel Hawthorne - Twice Told Tales