 | 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... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1719 - 648 pages
...Retirements, it began to put on Darknefs, and to decline to Softnefs^ and the Symptoms of a ficklyAge: It bowed the Head, and broke its Stalk, and at Night having loft fome of its Leaves, and all itsBeau»y, it fell into the Portion of Weeds and worn-out Faces.... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...too youthful and unripe retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness, and the symptoms of a sickly age : it bowed the head, and...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 - 378 pages
...too youthful and unripe retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness, and the symptoms of a sickly age : it bowed the head, and...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
...youthi'ul and uniij>e7etorenien«e, v{-beg»u in pat«a darkness, and to decline tcr softness and the symptoms of a sickly age; it bowed the head, and broke...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 - 556 pages
...it began to pu!. on .-l,i;;, ness, and to decline to softness and th-e symptoms of a sickly age ; ft bowed the head, and broke its stalk, and at night,...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 put on darkness, and to decline to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed the bead, and broke its stalk, and at night, having lost some...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... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...darkness, and to decline to 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 - 1813 - 546 pages
...too youthful and unripe retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness and the symptoms of a sickly age ; it bowed the head, and...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... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1814 - 392 pages
...too youthful and unripe retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to decline 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, it fell into the portion of weeds... | |
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... 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 bowed the head, and broke its stalk, and at... 
