O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope / Of mortal men.

I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days.

[He] later liked to attend benediction in the chapel at Brideshead and see the ladies of the family with their necks arched in devotion under their black lace mantillas; …

Ultimately the four-wheel type was selected which, weighing 45 tons fully loaded, is just within the 22½-ton maximum axleload.