Both Uses of
perennial
in
Bleak House
- Fair wards of court have faded into mothers and grandmothers; a long procession of Chancellors has come in and gone out; the legion of bills in the suit have been transformed into mere bills of mortality; there are not three Jarndyces left upon the earth perhaps since old Tom Jarndyce in despair blew his brains out at a coffee-house in Chancery Lane; but Jarndyce and Jarndyce still drags its dreary length before the court, perennially hopeless.†
Chpt 1-3
- The door is opened by the perennial Judy, who, having surveyed them from top to toe with no particular favour, but indeed with a malignant sneer, leaves them standing there while she consults the oracle as to their admission.†
Chpt 34-36 *
Definition:
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(perennial as in: perennial flower) a flower or other plant that survives through at least two growing seasonseditor's notes: Perennials are contrasted to annuals (which must be replaced each year and typically only flower for a single season).