 | William Hone - 1826 - 882 pages
...gone, He may return again. The life of man is but a span, It flourishes like a flower, We are her« if not destroyed in this manner, would be productive of several hundreds of caterpillars. Let us t light, A little before it is day, So God bless you all, both great and small. And send you a joyful... | |
 | William Hone - 1868 - 846 pages
...may return again. The life of man is bat a span. It flourishes like a flower, We are her« to-dar, and gone to-morrow, And we are dead in an hour. The moon shines bright, and the «tars girt t light, A little before it is day, So God bless you all, both great and amali. And send... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 892 pages
...again. The life of man is but a span. It flourishes like a flower, We are here to-da\, and gone toAnd we are dead in an hour. The moon shines bright, and the «ta: light, A little before it is day. So God bless you all, both great and And send you a joyful... | |
 | William Sandys - 1833 - 370 pages
...blessed may he be, Both Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, And Christ to eternity. THE MOON SHINES BRIGHT. The moon shines bright, and the stars give a light, A little before it was day, Our Lord, our God, he called on us, And bid us awake and pray. Awake, awake, good people all,... | |
 | William Hone - 1835 - 876 pages
...beaten plaiu, And if a man be not too far gone, He may return again. The life of man is but a span, It flourishes like a flower, We are here to-day, and...day. So God bless you all, both great and small, And lend you к joyful Nay. ITU Parlant) on In London, thirty years ago, When pretty milkmaids went about,... | |
 | Joseph Moyle Sherer - 1836 - 762 pages
...grave, he was trolling out, in a sort of hearty jig-jog cadence, a fragment of the Mayers' song:— " The moon shines bright, and the stars give a light, A little before it is day; So Cod bless you all, both great and small, And send you a joyful May." This snatch of an ancient medley,... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 954 pages
...beaten plaiu. And if a man be not too far gone, He may return again. The life of man ii but a span. It flourishes like a flower, We are here to-day, and...are dead in an hour. The moon shines bright, and the «tars giví i light, A little before it is day, So God bless you all, both great and »m«H. And «end... | |
 | 1843 - 434 pages
...plain. And if a roan be not too far gone, lie may return again. The life of man l» but a span. It flourishes like a flower ; We are here to-day, and...gone to-morrow, And we are dead in an hour. The moon >blne> bright, and the (tan give a light, A little before it is day : 80 ftod bleat you all, both neat... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1845 - 452 pages
...well deserving such union, awaken the Queen's subjects earlier than they like on Christmas morning : " The moon shines bright And the stars give a light A little before 'tis day, And bid us awake and pray. Awake ! awake ! good people all ! Awake and you shall hear . .... | |
 | 1848 - 300 pages
...beaten plain, And if a man be not too far gone, He may return again. " The life of man is but a span, It flourishes like a flower, We are here to-day, and...is day, So God bless you all, both great and small, And^send you a joyful May." But alaek ! we have neither May-poles' nor sweet May garlands in this dull... | |
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The life of man is but a span, It flourishes like a flower; We are here to-day, and gone to-morrow, And are dead in an hour. The moon shines bright, and the stars give a light, A little before it is day, So God bless you all, both great and small, And... 
