 I've had my share of pastime, and I've done my share of toil, And life is short - the longest life a span; I care not now to tarry for the corn or for the oil, Or for the wine that maketh glad the heart of man. For good undone and gifts misspent and resolutions...  Stories of Australia in the Early Days - Page viiby Marcus Clarke - 1897 - 200 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1887 - 890 pages
...for the most part, somewhat reckless as a rule, It seems that you and I are left alone. ***** I've had my share of pastime, and I've done my share of...oil. Or for the wine that maketh glad the heart of man. ***** The deep blue skies wax dusky, and the tall green trees grow dim. The sward beneath me seems... | |
 | 1870 - 514 pages
...sorrowing friends. I've had my share of pastime, and I've done my share of toil, 'And life is short—the longest life a span'— I care not now to tarry for...for the wine that maketh glad the heart of man ; For good undone, and deeds misspent, and resolutions vain, 'Tis somewhat late to trouble. This 1 know,... | |
 | 1870 - 514 pages
...sorrowing friends. I've had my share of pastime, and I've done my share of toil, •And life is short—the longest life a span'— I care not now to tarry for...for the wine that maketh glad the heart of man ; For good undone, and deeds misspent, and resolutions vain, 'Tig somewhat late to trouble. This 1 know,... | |
 | George E. Loyau - 1885 - 368 pages
...grown and wed. I've had my share of pastime, and I've done my share of toil, And life is short—the longest life a span: I care not now to tarry for the...for the wine that maketh glad the heart of man. For good undone and gifts misspent and resolutions vain 'Tis somewhat late to trouble. This I know— I... | |
 | Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen - 1888 - 614 pages
...Elsie's tallest girl seems taller than your little Elsie then ; And Ethel is a woman grown and wed. I've had my share of pastime, and I've done my share of...not now to tarry for the corn or for the oil, Or for wine that maketh glad the heart of man. For good undone, and gifts misspent, and resolutions vain,... | |
 | Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke - 1890 - 562 pages
...Stockrider " — I have had my share of pastime and I've done my share of toil, And life is shoit — the longest life a span ; I care not now to tarry...For goods undone and gifts misspent and resolutions vain 'Tis somewhat late to trouble. This I know — I should live the same life over if I had to live... | |
 | Edmund Clarence Stedman - 1895 - 802 pages
...your little Elsie then ; And Ethel is a woman grown and wed. I 've had my share of pastime, and I 've done my share of toil, And life is short — the longest...not now to tarry for the corn or for the oil, Or for wine that maketh glad the heart of man. for good undone, and gifts misspent, and resolutions vain,... | |
 | Marcus Clarke - 1896 - 194 pages
...wherewith to live upon which drove one of the brightest geniuses Australia has seen into a suicide's grave. To those who knew Gordon and Clarke intimately,...For goods undone and gifts misspent and resolutions vain 'Tis somewhnt late to trouble. This I know — I should live the same life over if 1 had to live... | |
 | John White Chadwick - 1896 - 284 pages
...sun. BLISS CARMAN. WELL SATISFIED. From " The Sick Stock-Rider" I'VE had my share of pastime, and I Ve done my share of toil; And life is short, — the...for the wine that maketh glad the heart of man. For good undone and gifts misspent and resolutions vain, 'T is somewhat late to trouble. This I know, —... | |
 | Marcus Clarke - 1897 - 176 pages
...lines of the " Sick Stockrider "— I have had my share of pastime and I've done my share of toil, Or for the wine that maketh glad the heart of man....For goods undone and gifts misspent and resolutions vain And life is short—the longest life a span ; I care not now to tarry for the corn or for the... | |
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