 | George Ashburner - 1807 - 238 頁
...The following inscription is to be found in the church-yard of Longtown. Our life is but a winter's day ; Some only breakfast and away. Others to dinner...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. TOM'S SPOUSE. TOM'S... | |
 | 1814 - 804 頁
...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 - 438 頁
...assisted Fielding with 2500/. which debt he cancelled in his will. Epigram. Our life is but a winter's day ; Some only breakfast, and away. Others, to dinner...; 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. Extemporaneous Effusion,... | |
 | 1820 - 344 頁
...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... | |
 | 1822 - 382 頁
...! regardless levels all. Both flow'rs and weeds alike promiscuous fall. Our life is but a Winter's day, Some only breakfast and away ; Others to dinner...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. Could lettered stone,... | |
 | Scotch haggis - 1822 - 344 頁
...and kept the faith, And waits the sure reward. [fN THE SAME CHURCH-YAKD-} ' Our life is but a winter day, Some only breakfast and away ; Others to dinner...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. ON JOHN SETON, 1796[IN... | |
 | Thousand notable things - 1822 - 604 頁
...following Inscription is copied from a Grave-stone, in Warrington Church-yard. Our life is but a winter's day, Some only breakfast and away ; Others to dinner...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 頁
...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 頁
...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 to dinner...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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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. 
