autumn of life
Example Sentences
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Though now in the autumn of life, her figure was still good—her features still handsome, but they derived their chief charm from the sensible and benevolent expression of her fine open countenance.
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza
Beautiful as a woman is she, A woman whose autumn of life is here, Proud and calm at the end of the year With the grace that now is majesty.
From Eight Harvard Poets by Cummings, E. Estlin
I passed the spring, summer, and autumn of life among the trees.
From The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore
God bless the dear head! and crown it with years Untroubled and calmly serene; That the autumn of life more golden may be For the heats and the storms that have been.
From Three Unpublished Poems by Alcott, Louisa May
The past, with its dark shadows, sank into oblivion, and to the man who was already approaching the autumn of life sounded joyously the message that every blossom was repeating: Spring is here!
From 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
