 | 1883 - Страниц: 530
...reproducing in this place : — 1809 Alexr- Meffen Chief-constable Stirlingshire Our life is but a winter day Some only breakfast and away others to dinner...oldest man but sups and goes to bed large is his debt that lingers out the day he that goes soonest has the least to pay. It is probable that Alexander Meffen... | |
 | John Potter Briscoe - 1883 - Страниц: 168
...must you be. At Ecclesfield, near Sheffield, is this version of the epitaph : — Man's life is like a winter's day : Some only breakfast, and away ; Others to dinner stay, and are well fed ; The oldest man but sups, and goes to bed ; Long is his life who lingers out the day, Who... | |
 | Curious epitaphs - 1883 - Страниц: 208
...it is stated :— Life's an inn ; my house will shew it: I thought so once, but now I know it. Man's life is but a winter's day ; Some only breakfast and away ; Others to dinner stop, and are full fed ; The oldest man but sups and then to bed : Large is his debt who lingers out... | |
 | John Potter Briscoe - 1883 - Страниц: 172
...must you be. At Ecclesfield, near Sheffield, is this version of the epitaph : — Man's life is like a winter's day : Some only breakfast, and away ; Others to dinner stay, and are well fed ; The oldest man but sups, and goes to bed ; Long is his life who lingers out the day, Who... | |
 | Francis Hindes Groome - 1885 - Страниц: 470
...it marks the grave of a guild brother. One has the quaint inscription : — Our life is but a winter day : Some only breakfast, and away ; Others to dinner...full fed. The oldest man but sups, and goes to bed. Larpe is his debt that lingers out the day ; He that goes soonest has the least to pay.' To the N of... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1885 - Страниц: 1006
...written on the tombstone of a youth at Frith, iu Derbyshire, England. The comparison is seasonable. Our life Is but a winter's day. Some only breakfast and away ; Others to dinner stay and arc full fed ; The oldest man but sups and goes to bed. Large Is his debt who lingers nut the day ;... | |
 | Edmund Goldsmid - 1885 - Страниц: 120
...and Ann Bywatcr, died 25th January, 1815, aged 14 years. Life's like an Inn, where Travellers stay, Some only breakfast and away ; Others to dinner stay, and are full fed ; The oldest only sup and go to bed ; Long is the bill who lingers out the day, Who goes the soonest has the least... | |
 | Charles Wilkins - 1885 - Страниц: 610
...buried. Some twenty years ago I copied the lines, but omitted to take note of the date. Our life is like a winter's day, Some only breakfast, and away ; Others to dinner stay, and are well fed, The oldest man but sups, and goes to bed. Great is his debt who lingers out the day, Who... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1885 - Страниц: 1004
...tombstone of a youth at Frith, in Derbyshire, England. The comxiarisou is seasonable. Our life Is hut a winter's day. Some only breakfast and away ; Others to dinner stay and aro full fed ; Tho oldest man but sups and goes to bed. Large is his debt who lingers out the day;... | |
 | John Denison Champlin - 1886 - Страниц: 326
...ChiefConstable of Stirlingshire," and, strange to say, is no earlier than 1809. " Our life is but a winter day : Some only breakfast and away : Others to dinner...man but sups : and goes to bed : large. is his debt : that lingers out the day ' he that goes soonest : has the least to pay." Adjoining the churchyard... | |
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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 his debt who lingers out the day ; Who goes the soonest, has the least to pay. 
