 | 1814 - 804 trang
...afford — Each moral waste renew. GHW A WINTER SCRAP. Our life is but a winter's day — Home onlyj breakfast, and away ! Others to dinner stay, and are...The oldest man but sups, and goes to bed ! Large is hit debt who lingers out the day — Who goe» the soonett, hag the least to pay I THOUGHTS ON DEATH.... | |
 | 1820 - 344 trang
...see'st a tomb— Thcmknowest it's use — it hides— no matter whom ? LIFE. Our !ife is but a wmter day : Some only breakfast and away. Others to dinner...The oldest man but sups and goes to bed ; Large is hwdeirfwho fingers out the day } Who gues the soonest has the least to i,ay. IMPROMPTU On reading in... | |
 | Thousand notable things - 1822 - 604 trang
...following Inscription is copied from a Grave-stone, in Warrington Church-yard. Our life is but a winter's day, Some only breakfast and away ; Others to dinner...full fed ; The oldest man but sups and goes to bed : Long is his debt who lingers out the day— Who goes the soonest— has the least to pay. • Hi.... | |
 | 1823 - 450 trang
...and Miykty CHARLES, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Sfc." " Onr Life Is like > winter's day: Some only breakfast, and away; Others to dinner stay, and are full fed ; The oldest man bnl tupí, and goea to bed. Large is his debt that lingers out the day ; Who gues the soonest, has... | |
 | William Pulleyn - 1829 - 302 trang
...To the world a Martha, to heaven a Mary. AT BARNWELL, NEAR CAMBRIDGE. Man's life is like a winter's day : Some only breakfast and away ; Others to dinner...full fed, The oldest man but sups and goes to bed. Long is his life who lingers out the day, Who goes the soonest has the least to pay ; Death is the... | |
 | 1832 - 424 trang
...thought to once, but now I know il. Man's life is but a winter's day : Some only break/a«t and decay; Others to dinner stay, and are full fed; The oldest man but sups, and then to bed. Large is hia debt who lingers out the day ; He who goes soonett has the least to pay.... | |
 | 1832 - 874 trang
...present . spous . dochter . to . Duncan . Forbes . in . Blairfoul. This other I have seen atDunottar: Our life is but a winter day : Some only breakfast and away, While others do to dinner stay. Large is his debt who lingers out the day; Those who go soonest have... | |
 | 1839 - 876 trang
...stone at Frith in Denbighshire, and was written on the death of a youth. "Our life is but a winter's day, Some only breakfast, and away ! Others to dinner stay, and are full fed,-' The oldett man tut tiips, and goci to led / Large if hit debt, itho lingers ovithe day, — Who gact the... | |
 | Mary Anne Woolfrey - 1838 - 56 trang
...heaven's her lot, I must (God wot) turn out." AT BARN WELL NEAR CAMBRIDGE. " Man's life is like a winter's day — Some only breakfast and away : Others to dinner...full fed — The oldest man but sups and goes to bed. Ixjnp is his life who linger! out the day — Who goes the soonest has the least to pay : Death is... | |
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Our life is but a winter's day, Some only breakfast and away, Others to dinner stay and are full fed. The oldest man but sups and goes to bed, Large is hia score who lingers out the day, Who goes the soonest has the least to pay. 
