Certainly a relief after the purple prose we got from Blair.

FORBES: Gordon Brown, After the Fall

Perhaps my struggle is evidence I lack the purple prose gene.

BBC: The Queen, Symbolism and Sorrow

As a primer for anyone wishing to follow the trial, this book is valuable, even if Ms Goldman seems addicted to a strange (and often hilarious) purple prose.

ECONOMIST: Microsoft

From the purple prose to the neon-coated pictures of roadside rest stops, it is clear that Jenny and Andy Wood's web page is a love affair with the American original.

CNN: New on the Net: Travel