| 单词 | the good die young |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(only) the good die young (or early) d. Proverb. (only) the good die young (or early) and variants. Cf. whom the gods love die young at god n. and int. Phrases 4f(b). ΚΠ 1697 D. Defoe Char. Dr. S. Annesley 3 The best of Men cannot suspend their Fate; The Good die early, and the Bad die late. 1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion i. 27 The good die first, And they whose hearts are dry as summer dust Burn to the socket. View more context for this quotation 1890 New Eng. Med. Gaz. Apr. 167 A forcible reminder of the old saying that the good die young—this woman lived! 1906 Tom Watson's Mag. Jan. 340/2 Only the good die early, you know. 1960 Pittsburgh Courier 6 Feb. a10 They say only the good die young, so perhaps I'll be around a while longer. 2011 City North News (Brisbane) (Nexis) 20 Oct. 7 At just 31 years of age, his tragic death proved only the good die young. < as lemmas |
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