Man's life is like 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. Curious Epitaphs - Página 112editado por - 1899 - 241 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1803 - 540 páginas
...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, has the least to pay . " Be pleased to say for us both, whatever you think will be acceptable to those, who, from kind motives,... | |
| 1803 - 426 páginas
...to dinner stay, and are fall 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 least to pay. " Be pleased to say for us both, whatever you think will be acceptable to those, who, from kind motives,... | |
| 1811 - 426 páginas
...and away : Others to dinner stay and are full fed— The oldtist only sup and go to bed. Long is his bill who lingers out the day ; Who goes the soonest— has the least I» pay. • Independent Whig. — One of the Freuen paliers lately received, the Courier Francois,... | |
| 1820 - 438 páginas
...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. 108 THE PARLOUR PORTFOLIO; Extemporaneous Effusion, on seeing the Birth-place of Robert Burns, the... | |
| Collection - 1821 - 336 páginas
...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. Could lettered stone, or monumental bust Rekindle life, or animate the dust, Oh ! what high altars... | |
| Scotch haggis - 1822 - 344 páginas
...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. ON JOHN SETON, 1796[IN NEW ARREY CHUECH-YABD.J In silence doth my dust lie here, In hopes those righteous... | |
| 1822 - 382 páginas
...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. Could lettered stone, or monumental bust Rekindle life, or animate the dust, Oh ! what high altars... | |
| 1828 - 606 páginas
...Others to dinner stay, and arc well fed ; The oldest man but sups and goes to bed. Hard is bis fate who lingers out the day ; Who goes the soonest has the least to pay !" And away we cantered for Cox's River. Here was the first granite I had seen in the colony, a granite... | |
| William Pulleyn - 1829 - 302 páginas
...; Others to dinner stay and are 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 waiter, some few RUN ON TICK, And some, alas, must pay the bill to Nick ! Tho' I ow'd... | |
| 1832 - 496 páginas
...and away. Others for dinner stay, and are full fed ; The oldest only sup and go to bed. Long is his bill who lingers out the day : Who goes the soonest has the least to pay. NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. MN.'S, " Red Warrior," according to the rules which Petrarch lias laid down,... | |
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