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Dwindled and faded quite, perished beyond recall, Nothing is left at last of what one time was all.

From Poems by Henley, William Ernest

The half-moon ripened to its mellow round, Dwindled again and ripened yet again, And there was nought around them but the grey Ruin and roar of huge Atlantic seas.

From Collected Poems Volume One by Noyes, Alfred

And as for the rest, I know very well that in the present age a lover’s cares and fears have Dwindled to the smallest span.

From A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

Here the stir and riot of the busy day, Dwindled to the quiet of the breath of May; Gurgling brooks, and ridges lily-marged, and spanned By the rustic bridges found in Wonderland!

From Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) by Nye, Bill

By February you may find the skins Of garter snakes and water moccasins Dwindled and harsh, dead-white and cloudy-clear.

From Nets to Catch the Wind by Wylie, Elinor