 | John Potter Briscoe - 1883 - Страниц: 168
...has less and less to pay. - This extended version conies from Barn well, near Cambridge : — Man's life is like a winter's day, Some only breakfast and...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... | |
 | 1883 - Страниц: 530
...reproducing in this place : — 1809 Alexr- Meffen Chief-constable Stirlingshire Our life is but a winter day Some only breakfast and away others to dinner...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. It is probable that Alexander Meffen... | |
 | Francis Hindes Groome - 1885 - Страниц: 470
...it marks the grave of a guild brother. One has the quaint inscription : — Our life is but a winter day : Some only breakfast, and away ; Others to dinner...full fed. The oldest man but sups, and goes to bed. Larpe is his debt that lingers out the day ; He that goes soonest has the least to pay.' To the N of... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1885 - Страниц: 1006
...seasonable. Our life Is but a winter's day. Some only breakfast and away ; Others to dinner stay and arc full fed ; The oldest man but sups and goes to bed. Large Is his debt who lingers nut the day ; Who goes the soonest has the least to pay. IN one of the small towns of Wisconsin, a... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1885 - Страниц: 1004
...Is hut a winter's day. Some only breakfast and away ; Others to dinner stay and aro full fed ; Tho 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. IN' ouo of the small towns of Wisconsin, a short... | |
 | John Denison Champlin - 1886 - Страниц: 326
...ChiefConstable of Stirlingshire," and, strange to say, is no earlier than 1809. " Our life is but a winter day : Some only breakfast and away : Others to dinner...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." Adjoining the churchyard... | |
 | William Henry Kearley Wright - 1886 - Страниц: 388
...wintry day, Sonic only breakfast and away; 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 least to pay." London. ARCHIBALD D. DAWNAY. * * * SLAPTON CHURCH.... | |
 | William Henry Kearley Wright - 1886 - Страниц: 444
...wintry day, Some only breakfast and away ; 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 least to pay." London. ARCHIHAI.D D. DAWNAY. # * * SLAI'TON... | |
 | Rodney Glisan - 1887 - Страниц: 534
...E. Mennesy, Chief Constable, Stirlingshire. Our life is but a winter day. some only break the fast and away ; others to dinner stay, and are full fed...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." Having seen the most interesting... | |
 | Richard Halkett - 1887 - Страниц: 588
...met with any who remember to huve seen the inscription there. Ни writes it thus:— Our Life i- but a Winter's Day: Some only breakfast and away; Others...stay, and are full fed; The oldest man but sups and gous to bed. Long- Is his debt who lingers out ye day— Who groes the soonest has the least to pay... | |
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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. 
