| Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1719 - 648 էջ
...Retirements, it began to put on Darknefs, and to decline to Softnefs^ and the Symptoms of a ficklyAge: It bowed the Head, and broke its Stalk, and at Night having loft fome of its Leaves, and all itsBeau»y, it fell into the Portion of Weeds and worn-out Faces.... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 էջ
...retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness, and the symptoms of a sickly age : it bowed the head, and broke its stalk, and at night...all its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and worn-out faces. The same is the portion of every man and every woman; the heritage of worms and... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 էջ
...retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to de>cline to softness, and the symptoms of a sickly age : it bowed the head, and broke its stalk, and at night...all its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and worn-out faces. The same is the portion of every man and every woman ; the heritage of worms and... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1805 - 582 էջ
...uniij>e7etorenien«e, v{-beg»u in pat«a darkness, and to decline tcr softness and the symptoms of a sickly age; it bowed the head, and broke its stalk ; and at night,...leaves and all its beauty, it fell into the portion of tveedi and out-worn faces. * When the sentence of death is decreed, and- begins to be put in execution,... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 556 էջ
...it began to pu!. on .-l,i;;, ness, and to decline to softness and th-e symptoms of a sickly age ; ft bowed the head, and broke its stalk, and at night,...leaves, and all its beauty, it fell into the portion qf weeds and out-worn faces. On the gradual Progress of Man's Reason. A third part of our life is spent... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 էջ
...to put on darkness, and to decline to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed the bead, and broke its stalk, and at night, having lost some...leaves, and all its beauty, it fell into the portion gf weeds and out-worn faces. On the gradual Progress of Man's Reason. A third part of »ur life is... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 548 էջ
...darkness, and to decline to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed the Lead, and Jjroke its stalk, and at night, having lost some of its leaves, and all its beauty, it fell into the portion of vveeds and out-worn faces. On the gradual Progress of Plan's Reason. A third partof our life is spent... | |
| George Burnett - 1813 - 546 էջ
...retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed the head, and broke its stalk, and at night,...leaves, and all its beauty, it fell into the portion qf weeds and out-worn faces. On the gradual Progress of Man's Reason. A third part of our life is spent... | |
| Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1814 - 392 էջ
...decline to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed the head, and broke its stalk, end at night having lost some of its leaves, and all its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and out-worn faces. The same is the portion of every man and every woman ; the heritage of worms and... | |
| 1817 - 494 էջ
...retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed the head, and broke its stalk; and, at night,...all its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and outworn faces.' — JEREMY TAYLOR'. 1 The beautiful and well known lines of Cowper, ' The rost... | |
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