 Our life is but a winter 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 tbe soonest has the least to pay.  Buchan - Page 211by John Burnett Pratt - 1901 - 504 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1794 - 254 pages
...Winter's day, Some only breakfaft and away; Others to dinner flay, 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. ORD Herbert, of Cherburg, relates that when he was at... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1794 - 564 pages
...Winter's day, 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 foonefl has the leaft to pay. PERSECUTION. LORD Herbert, of Cherburg, relates that when he was... | |
 | Caledonian bee - English literature - 1795 - 302 pages
...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-- He that goes foontft, has the lead to pay. ON JAMES LOWSON, I7 8i. Our forrows here end only with our... | |
 | Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1796 - 624 pages
...Winter's day, Some only breakfaft and away; Others to dinner ftay, and are full fed, The oldefl only fups, and goes to bed. 'Large is his debt who lingers out the day, Who goes the foonefl has the leaft to pay. PERSECUTION. LORD Herbert, of Cherburg, relates that when he was... | |
 | Hunting - 1803 - 426 pages
...friends; pray read it to Dr. Head, and present him my best respects : " 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 sup», and goes to bed. " Large is his debt, who lingers out the day; " Who goes the soonest, has the... | |
 | Characters and characteristics - 1803 - 540 pages
...iriends; pray read it to Dr. Head, and present him my best respects:— Our life is but a winter's day; Some only breakfast, and away. Others to dinner stay, and are full fed ; The oldest mail but sups, and goes to bed. Large is his debt, who lingers out the day ; Who goes the soonest,... | |
 | William Granger - Characters and characteristics - 1804 - 688 pages
...Some only breakfaft, and away ; Others to dinner flay, and are full fed, The oldeft man but flips, and goes to bed ; Large is his debt who lingers out the day— Who goes the fooneft has the lealt, to pay. " Be pleafed to fay for us both whatever you think will be acceptable... | |
 | George Ashburner - 1807 - 238 pages
...not thine but theirs. LIFE. The following inscription is to be Jound in the church-yard ofLongtown. The oldest man but sups and goes to bed. Large is his debt who lingers out the day ; Who goea the soonest, has the least to pay. TOM'S SPOUSE. TOM's fruitful spouse bestow'da yearly child,... | |
 | Collection - 1821 - 336 pages
...! 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...Large is his debt, who lingers out the day, Who goes the soonest has the least to pay. Could lettered stone, or monumental bust Rekindle life, or animate... | |
 | Epitaphs - 1822 - 382 pages
...! 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...Large is his debt, who lingers out the day, Who goes the soonest has the least to pay. Could lettered stone, or monumental bust Rekindle life, or animate... | |
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