Climacteric Years

Famous quotes containing the words climacteric and/or years:

    Though her years were waning,
    Her climacteric teased her like her teens.
    George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)

    In social halls a favored guest
    In years that follow victory won,
    How sweet to feel your festal fame
    In woman’s glance instinctive thrown:
    Repose is yours—your deed is known,
    Herman Melville (1819–1891)