Both Uses of
essence
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- Freshness was exhaled in an essence from the varied contours of bank and hollow, as if the earth breathed maiden breath; and the pleased birds were hymning to the scene.†
Chpt 31-33 *
- From its moist and poisonous coat seemed to be exhaled the essences of evil things in the earth, and in the waters under the earth.†
Chpt 43-45
Definition:
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(essence) the defining or most important quality of something
or:
a extract that concentrates important qualities of something such as smell or taste