EVEN such is time, which takes in trust Our youth, our joys, and all we have, And pays us nought but age and dust, Which in the dark and silent grave, When we have wandered all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days ; And from which grave, and earth,... Episodes of history, stirring incidents in the lives of men and nations - Pàgina 63per Episodes - 1880Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Timothy Dwight Sprague - 1847 - 408 pàgines
...upon a blank leaf these lines: — " Even such is lime, that takes on trust Our life, our joys, our all we have. And pays us but with age and dust : Who in the dark and silent grave, Where we have wandered all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days. But from this earth, this grave,... | |
| 1847 - 1230 pàgines
...upon a blank leaf these lines: — " Even such is time, that takes on trust Our life, our joys, our all we have, And pays us but with age and dust : Who in the dark and silent i;rave, Where we have wandered nil our ways, Shuts up the story of our days. But from thisearth, this... | |
| Mark Napier - 1848 - 446 pàgines
...murderers As he turned from them to his Maker, he had remembered the dying melody of Raleigh : — Even such is Time ; who takes in trust Our youth, our joys, and all we have, And pays us but with earth and dust ; Who, in the dark and silent grave, When we have wandered all our ways, SI ml s up... | |
| Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1852 - 652 pàgines
...WALTER RALEIGH, the night before his Execution. EV'N such is Time, which takes on trust, Our youth and joys, and all we have, And pays us but with age and dust, Which m the dark and silent grave, When we have wander'd all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days... | |
| English poetry - 1853 - 552 pàgines
...Heaven. RALEIGH. LINES WRITTEM IN HIS BIBLE THE NIGIiT BEFORE HIS EXECUTION. E'EN such is time, which takes in trust Our youth, our joys, and all we have, And pays us but with age and dust ; Which in the dark and silent grave, When we have wandered all our ways, Shuts up the story of our... | |
| George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 526 pàgines
...in the Oxford edition of his works : Even Buch is time, that takes on trust Our youth, our joys, our all we have, And pays us but with age and dust; Who in the dark and silenv grave, When we have wandered all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days 1 But from this earth,... | |
| George Willis - 1853 - 322 pàgines
...will be put out. And in his Bible, were also found, the following verses — Even such is Time, which takes in trust, Our Youth, our Joys, and all we have, And pays us nought but Age and Dust, When in the dark and silent grave : When we have wandred all our ways, Shuts... | |
| Charles Whitehead - 1854 - 346 pàgines
...which Ralegh had with him in the Gate-house. He wrote them the night before he suffered : — " Even such is Time, who takes in trust Our youth, our joys, and all we have, And pays us but with earth and dust ; Who, in the dark and silent grave, When we have wander'd all our ways, Shuts up the... | |
| Charles Whitehead - 1854 - 344 pàgines
...which Ralegh had with him in the Gate-house. He wrote them the night before he suffered: — " Even such is Time, who takes in trust Our youth, our joys, and all we hare, And pays us but with earth and dust ; Who, in the dark and silent grave, When we have wander'd... | |
| Charles Knight - 1857 - 574 pàgines
...Westminster. The night before his death, hs wrote these lines on a blank leaf of his Bible : — " E'en such U time ; who takes in trust Our youth, our joys, and...age and dust ; Who, in the dark and silent grave, \Vhen we have wander'd all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days. But from this earth, this grave,... | |
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