Without this, it is impossible to accumulate, within the allotted span, enough experience of eating to have anything worth setting down.

"Each life has its allotted span," said the old man.

Off went Drusus alone to the dining room, wishing the day would end and that his allotted span on earth did not contain another such.

Nineteen years, that is the allotted span for the learning of this wisdom.

The earth was much like a prudent man who has an allotted span of life and a given amount of energy.

I don't feel resentful that God has decided to take me before my allotted span.

Eventually you, too, will go to that great garbage can in the sky, but that doesn't allow me to truncate your allotted span.

His allotted span on the tape ran out while he was in mid-grumble, and we never heard from him again.

At the end of his allotted span he must die.

The allotted span had scarcely passed when he was back again.