 EVEN such is time, that takes in trust Our youth, our joys, our 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, Shuts up the story of our days; But from this earth, this grave, this...  Laconics; or, The best words of the best authors [ed. by J. Timbs]. 1st Amer. ed - Seite 109von Laconics - 1829Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1852 - 610 Seiten
...lines were found traop.d — his last on earth : " Even such is time, that takes on trust Our life, our joys, our all we have. And pays us but with age and dust ; Then in the dark and silent grave, When we have wandered all our ways Shuts up the story of our days.... | |
 | Biographical magazine - 1853 - 586 Seiten
...passed out of the world. After his death were found these verses, written the night before : — " Even such is Time, that takes on trust Our youth, our joys,...dark and silent grave. When we have wandered all our waya, Shuts up the atory of our days." There are no details to supply a delineation of Raleigh's daily... | |
 | 1853 - 446 Seiten
...veriest pity then ! LINES WRITTEN BY SIR WALTER RALEIGH IN HIS BIBLE BEFORE ASCENDING THE SCAFFOLD. EVEN such is time, that takes on trust Our youth, our joys,...dust; Who, in the dark and silent grave, When we have wnnder'd all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days : But from this earth, this grave, this dust,... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 528 Seiten
...attendants the night before his execution. They are thus quoted in the Oxford edition of his works : Even such Is time, that takes on trust Our youth, our joys,...pays us but with age and dust ; Who in the dark and silen\ grave, When we have wandered all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days 1 But from this earth,... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 526 Seiten
...the night before his execution. They are thus quoted in the Oxford edition of his works : Even Buch is time, that takes on trust Our youth, our joys,...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,... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 Seiten
...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...our ways, Shuts up the story of our days ; But from which grave, and earth, and dust, The Lord shall raise me up, I trust. RALEIGH. UNA AND THE LION. ONE... | |
 | Patrick Fraser Tytler - 1853 - 454 Seiten
...these few Last lines. lines : — " E'en such is time ! who takes in trust Our youth, our joys, and all we have, And pays us but with age and dust : Who, in the dark and silent grave, When we have wander'd all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days ! But from this earth, this grave, this dust,... | |
 | William Jerdan - 1853 - 476 Seiten
...Time, that takes on trust Our youth, our joys, our all we have, And pays us with but age and dnst ; Who in the dark and silent grave, When we have wandered all our ways Shuts up the story of our days. — RALEIGH. I AM now warned that my task must come to a conclusion, and I have but a few memoranda... | |
 | William Jerdan - 1853 - 468 Seiten
...very edifying, and would make an amusing olio for publication, CHAPTEE XX. CONCLUSION. Even luch i» Time, that takes on trust , Our youth, our joys, our all we have, And pays us with but age and dust ; Who in the dark and silent grave, When we have wandered all <mr ways Shuts... | |
 | Charles Whitehead - 1854 - 346 Seiten
...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 story of our days. But from that earth, that grave and dust, The... | |
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