Both Uses of
fleeting
in
Oliver Twist
- 'I think, my dear son,' returned Mrs. Maylie, laying her hand upon his shoulder, 'that youth has many generous impulses which do not last; and that among them are some, which, being gratified, become only the more fleeting.†
Chpt 34 *
- There was no day; it was gone as soon as comeāand night came on again; night so long, and yet so short; long in its dreadful silence, and short in its fleeting hours.†
Chpt 52
Definition:
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(fleeting) lasting a short time