Careful Words

sunset (n.)

sunset (adj.)

'T is the sunset of life gives me mystical lore,

And coming events cast their shadows before.

Thomas Campbell (1777-1844): Lochiel's Warning.

Come to the sunset tree!

The day is past and gone;

The woodman's axe lies free,

And the reaper's work is done.

John Keble (1792-1866): Tyrolese Evening Song.