It had life written through its every character, scene and line.

When we were writing his life, I read the autopsy report.

And, indeed, the whole book seemed to him to contain the story of his own life, written before he had lived it.

His wife died 21 June 1675, aged 73, and he wrote her life.

In writing his life, I would at last be dealing with the material that was necessary to me.

He wrote personal poetry all his life, but none of it was published.

Home's life, written by his second wife, is a book which deserves very careful reading.

And I've really tried to write about that basic idea my whole life.

There were no papers, and nobody had left the story of his life written on a paper match.

Think of the magnificence with which I began to write your life and times.