Respectability is the dickey on the bosom of civilization.
Whither, O splendid ship, thy white sails crowding, / Leaning across the bosom of the urgent West.
What a mighty spirit in a narrow bosom. [Ger., Welch' hoher Geist in einer engen Brust.]
If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius.
But quiet to quick bosoms is a hell.
As an individual, I myself feel impelled to fancy a limitless succession of Universes. Each exists, apart and independently, in the bosom of its proper and particular God.
This Englishwoman is so refined, She has no bosom and no behind.
Bosoms are for bedrooms and breastfeeding.
We're not close, we're not bosom buddies ... but I would hope he will find a way to extricate himself from these charges. But I suppose he'll get his hand slapped for something before it's all over.
I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.