autumn of life

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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From Three Unpublished Poems by Alcott, Louisa May

I passed the spring, summer, and autumn of life among the trees.

From The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore

This has been a foretaste of the autumn of life, and it has been very peaceful.

From We Two, a novel by Lyall, Edna

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

Oh, why are we not as lovely in our autumn of life as nature is in hers?

From Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl Sister of that "Idle Fellow." by Wren, Jenny