Citations:lasting


 * 1678 — John Bunyan. The Pilgrim's Progress.
 * It shows, too, who set out for life amain, As if the lasting crown they would obtain; Here also you may see the reason why They lose their labour, and like fools do die.


 * 1813 — Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
 * "I imagine your cousin brought you down with him chiefly for the sake of having someone at his disposal. I wonder he does not marry, to secure a lasting convenience of that kind. But, perhaps, his sister does as well for the present, and, as she is under his sole care, he may do what he likes with her."