autumn of life

Example Sentences

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He did not yet seem to have passed beyond the autumn of life.

From Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico by Bird, Robert Montgomery

"Roses in September," he said, "are like love in the autumn of life."

From One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Anonymous

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 Carlyle, Thomas

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)

But the probability was, that a man, advancing towards the autumn of life, and determined to marry, would rather recede from his engagement and seek another mate, than run the risk of such indefinite delay.

From Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 by Various