 ... 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 youthful and unripe retirements, it began to put on darkness, and to decline to softness and the symptoms of a sickly...  The rule and exercises of holy dying - Page 9by Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1814Full view - About this book
 | Christian classics, James Hamilton - Christian literature, English - 1859 - 786 pages
...decline 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...every man and every woman ; the heritage of worms and seqients, rottenness and cold dishonour, and onr beauty so changed, that our acquaintance quickly know... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1861 - 478 pages
...decline 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...our beauty so changed, that our acquaintance quickly knew us not ; and that change mingled with so much horror, or else meets so with our fears and weak... | |
 | Education - 1861 - 552 pages
...decline 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...fell into the portion of weeds and outworn faces. * • * « • [Shall I not quote further than my need requires of this striking passage ;] A man may... | |
 | Theology - 1862 - 978 pages
...decline to softness, and then 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 outworn foes. The same is the portion of every man and every woman ; the heritage of worms and serpents, rottenness... | |
 | John Angell James - 1862 - 486 pages
...decline 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." Jeremy Taylor's " Holy Dying.." But besides, admitting that you should live, is not... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1863 - 738 pages
...humblement de pardonner les péchés et « les folies de cette journée, la faiblesse de mon seritfell into the portion of weeds and outworn faces. The same...our beauty so changed that our acquaintance quickly knew us not ; and that change mingled with so much horror, or elsa meets so with our fears and weak... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...to decline 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...fell into the portion of weeds and out-worn faces. So does the fairest beauty change, and it will be as bad with you and me ; and then what servants shall... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1863 - 720 pages
...portion of weeds and outworn faces. The same is ihe portion of every manandevery woman; thé héritage of worms and serpents, rottenness and cold dishonour,...our beauty so changed that our acquaintance quickly knew us not ; and lhat change mingled with so much horror, or elsj meets so with our fears and weak... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1863 - 722 pages
...humblement de pardonner les péchés et « les folies de cotte journée, la faiblesse de mon seritfell into the portion of weeds and outworn faces. The same is the portionof every man and every woman ; the heritage of worms and serpents, rottenness and cold dishonour,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1865 - 784 pages
...to decline 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...fell into the portion of weeds and out-worn 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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