 A little more sleep, and a little more slumber;" Thus he wastes half his days and his hours without number; And when he gets up, he sits folding his hands, Or walks about sauntering, or trifling he stands.  Divine and Moral Songs for Children - Pàgina 53per Isaac Watts - 1834 - 47 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Collection - 1856 - 120 pàgines
...his hands, Or walks about saunt'ring, or trifling he stands. I pass'd by his garden, and saw the wild brier, The thorn, and the thistle, grow broader and...his money still wastes, till he starves or he begs. I made him a visit, still hoping to find He had ta'en better care for improving his mind : He told... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pàgines
...trifling he stands. I pass'd hy his garden, and saw the wild hrier, The thorn and the thistle grow hroader and higher ;* The clothes that hang on him are turning...And his money still wastes, till he starves or he hegs. I made him a visit, still hoping to find He had taken more care for improving his mind ; He told... | |
 | 1857 - 300 pàgines
...hands, Or walks about sauntering, or trifling he stands. I pass'd by his garden, and saw the wild briar, The thorn and the thistle grow broader and higher...his money still wastes, till he starves, or he begs. I made him a visit, still hoping to find He had took better caie for improving his mind ; He told me... | |
 | John Warner Barber - 1857 - 274 pàgines
...the wild briar, The thorn and the thistle, grows broader, and higher ; The clothes that hang on htm are turning to rags, And his money still wastes, till he starves or he begs." Procrastination, which is nearly allied to laziness, has been called the thief of time. It is the occasion... | |
 | My poetry book - 1858 - 172 pàgines
...his hands, Or walks about sauntering, or trifling he stands. I pass'd by his garden and saw the wild brier, The thorn and the thistle grow broader and...his money still wastes till he starves or he begs. I made him a visit, still hoping to find That he took better care for improving his mind; He told me... | |
 | Oliver Hampton Smith - 1858 - 658 pàgines
...hours without number. " I passed by his garden, and saw the wild briar, The thorn and the thistle grew broader and higher; The clothes that hang on him are...his money still wastes, till he starves or he begs." If you are a mechanic, an artizan, a farmer, a stock-raiser, a florist, a botanist, a horticulturalist,... | |
 | Oliver Hampton Smith - 1858 - 654 pàgines
...hours without number. "I passed by his garden, and saw the wild briar, The thorn and the thistle grew broader and higher ; The clothes that hang on him...his money still wastes, till he starves or he begs." If you are a mechanie, an artizan, a farmer, a stock-raiser, a florist, a botanist, a horticulturalist,... | |
 | Book - 1859 - 334 pàgines
...his hands, Or walks about sauntering, or trifling he stands. I pass'd by his garden, and saw the wild brier, The thorn and the thistle grow broader and higher ; The clothes that hung on him are turning to rags, And his money still wastes till he starves or he begs. I made him... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 296 pàgines
...his hands, Or walks about sauntering, or trifling he stands. I passed by his garden, and saw the wild brier, The thorn, and the thistle, grow broader and...his money still wastes, till he starves or he begs. I made him a visit, still hoping to find He had taken more care for improving his mind : He told me... | |
 | Hymns - 1861 - 74 pàgines
...trifling he stands, I pass'd by his garden, and saw the wild brier, The thorn and the thistle grew broader and higher ; The clothes that hang on him...his money still wastes, till he starves, or he begs. Said I then to my heart, "Here's a lesson for me, This man's but a picture of what I might be; But... | |
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