autumn of life
Example Sentences
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Back in England again—England in the fall of the year—England in the autumn of life, for Sir Charles Verdayne was nearing his end.
From One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Anonymous
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 E. Estlin Cummings
In the trefoil of this happy marriage, she was the first leaf which faded away in the autumn of life.
From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Thomas Carlyle
It was then nearly the autumn of life with the Colonel, but really and truly he seemed to be growing old gracefully.
From Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat by Gordon Stables
They had parted in the prime of youthful manhood—they met in the autumn of life; and the snows of winter had prematurely descended upon the head of the miser.
From Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers by Susanna Moodie
