“Down in adoration falling, Lo! the sacred Host we hail; Lo! o'er ancient forms departing, Newer rites of grace prevail; Faith for all defects supplying, Where the feeble senses fail.” FormFallGraceFailingSacredAncientSensesHostDefectsAdorationHailRiteDeparting Author:Thomas Aquinas
“Atlas, we read in ancient song, Was so exceeding tall and strong, He bore the skies upon his back, Just as the pedler does his pack; But, as the pedler overpress'd Unloads upon a stall to rest, Or, when he can no longer stand, Desires a friend to lend a hand, So Atlas, lest the ponderous spheres Should sink, and fall about his ears, Got Hercules to bear the pile, That he might sit and rest awhile.” ShouldDoeHandsMightDesireSongFallStrongSkyBearsEarsAncientTallSpheresBoresPacksAtlas Book:Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated)
“The death of a man's wife is like cutting down an ancient oak that has long shaded the family mansion. Henceforth the glare of the world, with its cares and vicissitudes falls upon the old widower's heart, and there is nothing to break their force, or shield him from the full weight of misfortune. It is as if his right hand were withered; as if one wing of his angel was broken, and every movement that he made brought him to the ground.” IfsMenWorldHeartLongMadeHandsCareFallForceBreakCuttingWifeMovementBrokenAngelWeightWingsAncientMisfortunesShieldsOaksMansionsWitheredGlareVicissitudesFamily ManCutting DownWidowers Author:Alphonse de Lamartine
“The system of morality to be gathered from the ancient sages falls very short of that delivered in the gospel.” FallMoralityAncientSage Author:Jonathan Swift
“When I was young, I couldnt imagine women of 60 falling in love. For one thing, people used to stay married; they werent out in the jungle, searching for romance. Besides, these women just looked so ancient - permed hair, beige cardis.” PeopleRomanceYoungUsedFallImagineOne ThingHairMarriedFalling In LoveAncientJungle Author:Deborah Moggach
“Irrational barriers and ancient prejudices fall quickly when the question of survival itself is at stake.” FallSurvivalPrejudiceAncientBarriersStakesIrrationalMiscellaneous Author:John F. Kennedy