 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1703 - 642 pages
...fome of its leaves and aD its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and out- worn faces. The fame is the portion of every man and every woman; the heritage of worms and lerpents, rottenneis ?.nd cold difhonour, and our beauty fo changed, that our Acquaintance quickly... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 pages
...to softness, and the symptoms of a sickly age : it bowed the head, and broke its stalk, and at night having lost some of its leaves and all its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and worn-out faces. The same is the portion of every man and every woman ; the heritage of worms and serpents,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...to softness, and the symptoms of a sickly age : it bowed the head, and broke its stalk, and at night having lost some of its leaves and all its beauty, it fell into the portion of weeds and worn-out faces. The same is the portion of every man and every woman; the heritage of worms and serpents,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1805 - 582 pages
...tcr softness and the symptoms of a sickly age; it bowed the head, and broke its stalk ; and at night, having lost some of its leaves and all its beauty, it fell into the portion of tveedi and out-worn faces. * When the sentence of death is decreed, and- begins to be put in execution,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...softness and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed the Lead, and Jjroke its stalk, and at night, having lost some of its leaves, and all its beauty, it fell into the portion of vveeds and out-worn faces. On the gradual Progress of Plan's Reason. A third partof our life is spent... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...softness and th-e symptoms of a sickly age ; ft bowed the head, and broke its stalk, and at night, having lost some of its leaves, and all its beauty, it fell into the portion qf weeds and out-worn faces. On the gradual Progress of Man's Reason. A third part of our life is spent... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed the bead, and broke its stalk, and at night, having lost some of its leaves, and all its beauty, it fell into the portion gf weeds and out-worn faces. On the gradual Progress of Man's Reason. A third part of »ur life is... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1814 - 392 pages
...to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed the head, and broke its stalk, end at night having lost some of its leaves, and all its beauty,...our beauty so changed, that our acquaintance quickly know us not ; and that change mingled with so much horror, or else meets so with our fears and weak... | |
 | 1817 - 494 pages
...softness and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed the head, and broke its stalk; and, at night, having lost some of its leaves, and all its beauty,...fell into the portion of weeds and outworn faces.' — JEREMY TAYLOR'. 1 The beautiful and well known lines of Cowper, ' The rost had been washed, just... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 pages
...to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age, it bowed the head and broke its stalk, and at night, having lost some of its leaves, and all its beauty,...fell into the portion of weeds and outworn faces. So does the fairest beauty change, and it will be as bad with you and me ; and then what servants shall... | |
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... the dew of Heaven, as a lamb's fleece ; but when a ruder breath had forced open its virgin modesty, and dismantled its too youthful and unripe retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age; it... 
