 | English periodicals - 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.) - Lincolnshire (England) - 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,... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1879 - 674 pages
...the many that have appeared, and it is, I think, quaint enough to have a place in " N. & Q." : — " Our life is but a winter's day : Some only breakfast...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,... | |
 | Electronic journals - 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... | |
 | Conduct of life - 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... | |
 | Canada - 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... | |
 | Canada - 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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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. 
