heighday

Updated: January 23, 2026

Liberties of time, forsooth! Mrs. Springwheat was in the heighday of womanhood; and though she had presented Springwheat with twins three times in succession, besides an eldest son, she was as young, fresh-looking, and finely figured as she was the day she was married.

Robert Smith Surtees - Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour