autumn of life
Example Sentences
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"Roses in September," he said, "are like love in the autumn of life."
From One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Anonymous
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)
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 Moodie, Susanna
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 Cummings, E. Estlin
The Sabbath is the savings-bank of human life, into which we deposit one day in seven to be repaid in the autumn of life with compound interest.—Selected.
From Thoughts for the Quiet Hour by Various
