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" Time wastes too fast : every letter I trace tells me with what rapidity Life follows my pen ; the days and hours of it, more precious, my dear Jenny ! than the rubies about thy neck, are flying over our heads like light clouds of a windy day, never to... "
Things to be Remembered in Daily Life ... - Page 59
by John Timbs - 1863
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The patriotic fund journal

Lloyd's patriotic fund - 1854 - 206 pages
...touching than the manner in which Yorick settles his dispute with Jenny, " I will not argue the matter ; time wastes too fast ; every letter I trace tells...about thy neck, are flying over our heads like light clonds of ai windy day, never, never to return more. Everything passes on. Whilst thou art twisting...
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Letters from a Citizen of the World

Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 588 pages
...the gutter of time along with them J I »ill not argue the matter : time wastes too Ь«: етегу letter I trace tells me with what rapidity life follows my pen ; the days and hours "' it, more precious, — my dear Jenny, — than the rubies about thy neck, are flying over our heads...
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The Works of Laurence Sterne: With a Life of the Author Written by Himself

Laurence Sterne - 1855 - 448 pages
...a Tub, that it may not swim down the gutter of Time along with them] I .will not argue the matter : Time wastes too fast: every letter I trace tells me...whilst thou art twisting that lock, — see ! it grows grey ; and every time I kiss thy hand to bid adieu, and every absence which follows it, are preludes...
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Laconics, Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors: In Three Volumes, Volume 2

1856 - 372 pages
...struck their orators dumb, and at length argued them out of all their liberties. — Adduon. PCLXXVL Time wastes too fast ; every letter I trace tells...whilst thou art twisting that lock, — see ! it grows grey , and every time I kiss thy hand to bid adieu, and every absence which follows it, are preludes...
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Laconics: Or the Best Words of the Best Authors ...

John Timbs - 1856 - 374 pages
...struck their orators dumb, and at length argued them out of all their liberties. — AAdison. DCLXXVI. Time wastes too fast : every letter I trace tells...clouds of a windy day, never to return more — every Ihing presses on — whilst thou art twisting that lock, — see! it grows grey, and every time I kiss...
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Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

Laurence Sterne - 1857 - 532 pages
...a Tub, that it may not swim down the gutter of Time along with them? I will not argue the matter : Time wastes too fast : every letter I trace tells...light clouds of a windy day, never to return more ; everything presses on, whilst thou art twisting that lock, see! it grows grey; and every time I kiss...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 81

1864 - 650 pages
...Take, once more, his Honitian reflections on the cruel flight of time : " 1 will not argue the matter : time wastes too fast ; every letter I trace tells...precious, my dear Jenny ! than the rubies about thy neck, arc flying over our heads like light clouds of a windy day, never to return more. Everything tin-sees...
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Life: A Book for a Quiet Hour ...

Cunningham Geikie - 1868 - 280 pages
...especially to noble uses ; it wastes fast ; its days and hours, more precious than the rubies about madam's neck, are flying over our heads like light clouds of a windy day, never to return. But never let mere worldly success engross you ; nor be a mere gnome working in any mine ; nor a slave...
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The Complete Works of Laurence Sterne

Laurence Sterne, David Herbert - 1872 - 512 pages
...along with them ? I will not argue the matter : Time wastes too fast : every letter I trace tells mo with what rapidity Life follows my pen ; the days...it more precious, — my dear Jenny, — than the nibies about thy neck, are flying over our heads like light clouds of я windy day, never to return...
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The Works of Lawrence Sterne: In Four Volumes, with a Life of the ..., Volume 2

Laurence Sterne - 1873 - 440 pages
...a Tub, that it may not swim down the gutter of Time along with them ? I will not argue the matter : Time wastes too fast : every letter I trace tells...whilst thou art twisting that lock ; — see ! it grows grey ; and every time I kiss thy hand to bid adieu, and every absence which follows it, are preludes...
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