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"In virtue, nothing earthly could surpass her, Save thine "incomparable oil," Macassar!"
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Perfume"And ever since then, when the clock strikes two, She walks unbidden from room to room, And the air is filled that she passes through With a subtle, sad perfume. The delicate odor of mignonette, The ghost of a dead and gone bouquet, Is all that tells of her story—yet Could she think of a sweeter way?"
Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. Perfumes can be defined as substances that emit and diffuse a pleasant and fragrant odor. They consist of artificial mixtures of aromatic chemicals and essential oils. The 1939 Nob
"In virtue, nothing earthly could surpass her, Save thine "incomparable oil," Macassar!"
"A woman’s perfume tells more about her than her handwriting."
"I cannot talk with civet in the room, A fine puss gentleman thats all perfume."
"Soft carpet-knights all scenting musk and amber."
"A stream of rich distilld perfumes."
"And all Arabia breathes from yonder box."