A discourse concerning old-age tending to the instruction, caution and comfort of aged persons…

The Greek ^cwords also for an Old Man do signify one that hath lived long; or one that looketh towards the Earth; or whose vital moisture is dried away, and nothing but an earthy matter left. The Latin ^dwords for Old-age, do signify multitude of years, or Decay of strength: Or Precedence and Priority of Existence. But the most usual and proper word for it denotes a Person, who hath one Foot in the Grave, that is half dead already; tho some derive it from the Diminution of the Senses, as if no body were old, till they were decrepit and began to dote.

The Greek ^cwords also for an Old Man do signifie one that hath lived long; or one that looketh towards the Earth; or whose vital moisture is dried away, and nothing but an earthy matter left. The Latine ^dwords for Old-age, do signifie multitude of years, or Decay of strength: Or Precedence and Priority of Existence. But the most usual and proper word for it denotes a Person, who hath one Foot in the Grave, that is half dead already; tho some derive it from the Diminution of the Senses, as if no body were old, till they were decrepit and began to dote.

1. c[Greek or Hebrew]. vel quasi [Greek or Hebrew], terr•stris. Aristot. Vetus à [Greek or Hebrew] vel quasivietus. i. e. sine vi.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. vel quasi 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, terr•stris. Aristot. Vetus à 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 vel quasivietus. i. e. sine vi.
2. dAntiquus qui ante nos fuit. Senex, quasi seminex, semimortuus.