And out of these delicate rivers of warmth The fire shall wither and fail!
"Open Water"
Arthur Stringer
It seemed to me like a wrong towards living beings, to leave them to wither on the bench.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse
On the other hand compensation says that if a man is too much in solitude, or the plant too much in darkness, they will wither and die.
"Dollars and Sense"
Col. Wm. C. Hunter