Both Uses of
sage
in
The Mill on the Floss
- …a dyed silk frock made out of her aunt Glegg's, but the results had been such that Mrs. Tulliver was obliged to bury them in her maternal bosom; for Maggie, declaring that the frock smelt of nasty dye, had taken an opportunity of basting it together with the roast beef the first Sunday she wore it, and finding this scheme answer, she had subsequently pumped on the bonnet with its green ribbons, so as to give it a general resemblance to a sage cheese garnished with withered lettuces.†
Chpt 1.7
- Saints and martyrs had never interested Maggie so much as sages and poets.†
Chpt 4.3 *
Definition:
-
(sage as in: sage advice) profound wisdom; or one known for being wise