 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 - Page 3441879Full view - About this book
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1794 - 564 pages
...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 that whett... | |
 | Caledonian bee - 1795 - 302 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 will be acceptable... | |
 | 1814 - 804 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...home in ! ! 75. The following Inscription is copied from a Grave-stone, in Warrington Church-yard. Our life is but a winter's day, Some only breakfast...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 pages
...the High 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 pages
...providently wary; 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...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... | |
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