 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.  Notes and Queries - Strana 3441879Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1869 - Počet stránok 998
...stone in the churchyard at Langtown, in Cumberland, we read: 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 his bill who lingers out the day; Who goes the soonest has the least... | |
 | Joseph Polsue - 1870 - Počet stránok 466
...epitaph : — Life ia an inn, (Thiuk man this truth upon) Some only breakfast and are quickly gene ; Others to dinner stay, and are full fed ; The oldest...and goes to bed. Large is his debt who lingers out his day ; Who goes the soonest has the least to pay. In this parish was a cell of Austin Canons, belonging... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1870 - Počet stránok 382
...American." — DANIEL WEBSTER. V. LIFE AN EMBLEM OF A DAY. [Life represented as A Winter's Ztoj/.l Our life is but 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. Large is his debt who lingers out the day : Who... | |
 | William E. Whyte - 1870 - Počet stránok 312
...name, who had been chief constable of Stirlingshire, who died in 1867 : Our, life, is, but, a, winter, day, Some, only, breakfast, and, away. Others, to, Dinner, stay, And, are, well, fed, The, oldest, man, but, sups, And, goes, to, bed, Large, is, his, debt, That, lingers, out,... | |
 | routldege's every boy's annual - 1871 - Počet stránok 816
...epitaph which faces the visitor from the Lady's Seat : — " Oar life is but a winter's day, Some early breakfast and away ; Others to dinner stay, and are...full fed, The oldest man but sups and goes to bed ; Long is his debt that lingers out the day ; He that goes soonest has the least to pay : " and remarked... | |
 | Tom Burgess - 1871 - Počet stránok 362
...epitaph which faces the visitor from the Lady's Seat : — " Our life is but a winter's day, Some early breakfast and away ; Others to dinner stay, and are...full fed, The oldest man but sups and goes to bed ; Long is his debt that lingers out the day ; He that goes soonest has the least to pay :" and remarked... | |
 | 1871 - Počet stránok 768
...epitaph which faces the visitor from the Lady's Seat:— " Oar life is but a winter's day, Some oarly breakfast and away; Others to dinner stay, and are full fed, The oldest man but mips and goes to bed; Long is his debt that lingers out the day ; He that goes soonest has the least... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1872 - Počet stránok 820
...near the " Ladies' Rock," contains the following curious inscription : — " Oiur 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." The steel engraving represents... | |
 | Frederick Teague Cansick - 1872 - Počet stránok 346
...monument was erected In the hope of Omnipotent, immortal, & immense is the Great Creator. Life's like a winter's day. Some only breakfast and away; Others to dinner stay and are full fed ; The oldest one but sups and goes to bed. Wretched is he that lingers out the day, He that goes soonest has the... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1872 - Počet stránok 382
...American." — DANIEL WEBSTER. V. LIFE AN EMBLEM OF A DAY. [Life represented as A Winter's Day.} OuT life is but 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. Large is his debt who lingers out the day : Who... | |
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