winter of life
Example Sentences
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And I began to feel in the boys a curious, wary, bewildered despair, as though they were now settling in for the long, hard winter of life.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
In the rock's gloomy crevice the bright holly grows: The ivy waves fresh o'er the withering rose, And the evergreen love of a virtuous wife Soothes the roughness of care—cheers the winter of life.
From From John O'Groats to Land's End by Naylor, Robert
It is dry and faded and I am old: And the hand that gave it is green with mould, And the winter of life is cold—so cold.
From Yesterdays by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler
When one reaches the winter of life one realises life’s sadness; for the hope of spring, and the contentment of summer belong to the days that are numbered.
From Imprudence by Young, F.E. Mills
It is true Dhyana that makes us bloom and smile, while the winter of life covets us with frost and snow.
From The Religion of the Samurai A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan by Nukariya, Kaiten
