 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
 | 1832 - 424 pages
...thought to once, but now I know il. Man's life is but a winter's day : Some only break/a«t and decay; Others to dinner stay, and are full fed; The oldest man but sups, and then to bed. Large is hia debt who lingers out the day ; He who goes soonett has the least to pay.... | |
 | 1839 - 876 pages
...quaintness. It is inscribed on a stone at Frith in Denbighshire, and was written on the death of a youth. "Our life is but a winter's day, Some only breakfast,...away ! Others to dinner stay, and are full fed,-' The oldett man tut tiips, and goci to led / Large if hit debt, itho lingers ovithe day, — Who gact the... | |
 | William Andrew (of Winterton.) - 1836 - 162 pages
...church-porch, who died at tibe age of 104. Over a person named Roberts are the following singular lines : — "Our life is but a winter's day — Some only breakfast,...is his debt who lingers out the day ; Who goes the first, has the least sum to pay." Of flj* CajWd) of Saint Andrew, in Burton-upon-Stather, from the... | |
 | Mary Anne Woolfrey - 1838 - 56 pages
...If heaven's her lot, I must (God wot) turn out." AT BARN WELL NEAR CAMBRIDGE. " Man's life is like a winter's day — Some only breakfast and away :...full fed — The oldest man but sups and goes to bed. Ixjnp is his life who linger! out the day — Who goes the soonest has the least to pay : Death is... | |
 | 1839 - 914 pages
...quaintnrss. It is inscribed on a stone at Fritli in Denbighshiie, and was written on the death of a youth. "Our life is but a winter's day, Some only breakfast, and away ! Others lo dinner stay, and are full fed, — Tht oldtsl man but tups, and goe« lo bed ! Large it hit debt,... | |
 | 1879 - 674 pages
...John Rose, died Jan. 27, 1810, aged 10 years. Dr Friends and companions all, Pray warning take by me, Don't venture on the ice too far, As 'twas the death...to bed. Large is his debt who lingers out the day ; Whu goes the soonest has the least to pay." I either omitted to copy or have lost the date, name,... | |
 | 1912 - 666 pages
...of St. Buryan. My attention was drawi» to a tombstone which bears the following inscription : — 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. I*argest is his debt who lingers out the day ; Who goes the soonest has... | |
 | 1881 - 792 pages
...business by the way is to make himself and others happy. Take him in two words — a Man and a Christian." Our life is but a Winter's day, Some only breakfast,...sups and goes to bed ! Large is his debt who lingers through the day ; Who goes the soonest, has the least to pay I — QUARLES. •EASTER SUNDAY. LESSON... | |
 | 1853 - 696 pages
...Lady Eleanor Butler and Miss Ponsonby, there is tin; following singular inscription on a tomb: — "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... | |
 | 1853 - 694 pages
...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...debt who lingers out the day ; Who goes the soonest baa the least to pay." THE CHKONICLES OF DREEPDAILY. No. XV. BITTING FORTH THE UPSHOT OF THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE... | |
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