 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1719 - 648 sider
...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 sider
...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...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 - 370 sider
...open its virgin-modesty, and dismantled its too youthful and unripe retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to de>cline to softness, and the symptoms...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 sider
....tntl disits too 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...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,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 sider
...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, rottenness and cold dishonour f." * Holy Dying, 8vo. 23d edition, page... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 sider
...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 - 1807 - 1152 sider
...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 bead, and broke its stalk, and at night, having lost some of its leaves, and all its beauty, it fell... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 sider
...modesty, and dismantled its too yo.ithful and unripe retireaients, 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, having lost some of its leaves, and all its... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 546 sider
...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...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 sider
...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...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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... But so have I seen a rose newly springing from the clefts of its hoo'd, and at first it was fair as the morning, and full with the dew of heaven, as a lamb's fleece; but when a ruder breath had forced open its virgin modesty, and dismantled its too... 
