 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
 | William Fairley - 1875 - Počet stránok 208
...Innkeeper at Eton: — Life's an inn, my house will show it — I thought so once, but now I know it. Man's life is but a winter's day : Some only breakfast and...stay, and are full fed ; The oldest man but sups and then to bed ; Large is his debt who lingers out the day ; He who goes soonest has the least to pay.... | |
 | Epitaphiana - 1873 - Počet stránok 214
...at Eton : — Life's an inn, my house will show it — I thought so once, but now I know it. Man's life is but a winter's day : Some only breakfast and...stay, and are full fed ; The oldest man but sups and then to bed : Large is his debt who lingers out the day ! He who goes soonest has the least to pay.... | |
 | Charles Carroll Bombaugh - 1874 - Počet stránok 876
...582 IN LLANGOWEN CHURCHYARD, WALES. Our life is but a summer's day: Some only breakfast, and awayj Others to dinner stay, and are full fed ; The oldest man but sups, and goes to bed. Largo his account, who lingers out the (lay ; Who goes the soonest, has the least to pay. IN ST. SAVIOUR'S... | |
 | Epitaphs - 1875 - Počet stránok 192
...Passanger, doth me. The earth cover and worms feed on — — shall thee. In Stirling Cemetery, 1809 : — Our life is but a winter's day, Some only breakfast...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. In St. Pancras Churchyard, London... | |
 | Charles Carroll Bombaugh - 1875 - Počet stránok 868
...now this stone declares. AT ANDOVER, MASS. IN LLANGOWEN CHURCHYARD, WALES. Our life is but a summer's day : Some only breakfast, and away; Others to dinner...fed; The oldest man but sups, and goes to bed. Large his account, who lingers out the day ; Who goes the soonest, has the least to pay. IN ST. SAVIOUR'S... | |
 | John Thomas Blight - 1876 - Počet stránok 260
...entering the sacred building. Near this cross is a tombstone •with the following curious epitaph : — " Our Life is but a Winter's Day ; Some only Breakfast and away ; Others to Dinner stay and nre Full fed ; The oldest only Sups and goes to Bed ; Large is his Debt, who Lingers out the Day :... | |
 | Alan Benjamin Cheales - 1877 - Počet stránok 192
...And trifles life ; your care to trifles give, Or you may die before you truly live. Dr. Young. LIFE. Our life is but a Winter's Day, Some only breakfast,...Others to dinner stay, and are full fed ; The oldest only sups and goes to bed. Large is his debt who lingers out the day, Who goes the soonest has the... | |
 | John T. Reid - 1878 - Počet stránok 284
...inscription : 1809. ALEX"' E. MEFFEN. CHIEF CONSTABLE, STIRLINGSHIRE. OUR . LIKE . IS . BUT . A . WINTER . DAY . SOME . ONLY . BREAKFAST . AND . AWAY . OTHERS...THE . OLDEST . MAN . BUT . SUPS : AND. GOES. TO. BED I LA RUE . IS . HIS . DEPT : THAT . LINGERS . OUT . THE . DAY . HE . THAT . GOES . SOONEST HAS. THE.... | |
 | J C Hutchieson - 1878 - Počet stránok 634
...poor must die. IN THE CHURCHYARD OF LANGTOWN, CUMBERLAND. 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... | |
 | William Hutton - 1878 - Počet stránok 408
...this, upon the tombstone of A. Meffin, Chief Constable of Stirlingshire: — " 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 the day, He... | |
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