winter of life
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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 Smooths the roughness of care—cheers the winter of life.
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn
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
I had no use for it myself, for habits don’t change when the winter of life is begun.
From Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel by Hentz, Caroline Lee
But children have reason, instead of instinct, to guide them; and should be industrious in childhood and youth, in gathering the sweets of knowledge and virtue for spiritual sustenance in the winter of life.
From Our Gift by Teachers of the School Street Universalist Sunday School, Boston
