 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 his debt who lingers out the day : Who goes the soonest has the least to pay.  We Four: Where We Went and what We Saw in Europe - Էջ 227Laura L. Rees - 1880 - 304 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1794 - 564 էջ
...day, ^*-S Some only breakfaft and away; Others to dinner ftay, and are full fed, The oldeft only fups, and goes to bed. Large is his debt who lingers out the day, Who goes the fooneft has the leaft to pay. PERSECUTION. PERSECUTION. LORD Herbert, of Cherburg, relates... | |
 | Caledonian bee - 1795 - 302 էջ
...Some only breakfalt and away ; '* Others to dinner ftay, And are full fed. The oldeft man— but fups and goes to bed Large is his debt who lingers out the day-— i He that goes fooneftj has the leaft to pay. ON JAMES LOWSON, 1781. Our forrows here end only with... | |
 | 1795 - 292 էջ
...Some only breakfaft and away; Others to dinner ftayi And are full fed. rhe oldeft man — but fups and goes to bed Large is his debt who lingers out the dayHe that goes fooneft, has the leaft to pay. ON JAMES LOWSON, 1781. Dur forrows here end only with... | |
 | William Granger - 1804 - 688 էջ
...day, Some only breakfaft, and away ; Others to dinner ftay, and are full fed, The oldeft man but fups, and goes to bed ; Large is his debt who lingers out the day — Who goes the fooneft has the leall to pay. « Be " Be pleafed to fay for us both whatever you think... | |
 | George Ashburner - 1807 - 238 էջ
...inscription is to be found in the church-yard of Longtown. Our life is but a winter's day ; Some only breakfast and away. Others to dinner stay, and are...to bed. Large is his debt who lingers out the day ; Who goes the soonest, has the least to pay. TOM'S SPOUSE. TOM'S fruitful spouse bestow'da yearly... | |
 | 1814 - 804 էջ
...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 - 438 էջ
...with 2500/. which debt he cancelled in his will. Epigram. Our life is but a winter's day ; Some only breakfast, and away. Others, to dinner stay, and are...to bed. Large is his debt, who lingers out the day ; Who goes the soonest, has the least to pay. Extemporaneous Effusion, on seeing the Birth-place of... | |
 | 1820 - 344 էջ
...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 stay, and- are...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... | |
 | Collection - 1821 - 336 էջ
...levels all, Both flow'rs and weeds alike promiscuous fall. Our life is but a Winter's day, Some only breakfast and away ; Others to dinner stay and are...bed ; Large is his debt, who lingers out the day, Who goes the soonest has the least to pay. Could lettered stone, or monumental bust Rekindle life,... | |
 | Scotch haggis - 1822 - 344 էջ
...faith, And waits the sure reward. [fN THE SAME CHURCH-YAKD-} ' Our life is but a winter day, Some only breakfast and away ; Others to dinner stay, and are...to bed, Large is his debt who lingers out the day, Who goes the soonest has the least to pay. ON JOHN SETON, 1796[IN NEW ARREY CHUECH-YABD.J In silence... | |
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