And fade away suddenly like the grass. In the morning it is green and groweth up; But in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered. Psalm xc. Verses 5, 6.
For a short season have I been like a summer plant; suddenly have I sprung up, suddenly have I withered. Rileys Plautus.The Pseudolus, Act I. Scene 1, Page 258.