be the day weary or be the day long, at last it ringeth to evensong
- be the day weary or be the day long, at last it ringeth to evensong
1509 S. HAWES Pastime of Pleasure xlii. R8v For thoughe the day, be neuer so longe, At last the belles ryngeth to euensonge.
1612 T. ADAMS Gallant’s Burden 20 If you could indent with the Sunne to stand still..yet it shall sette: Be the day never so long, at length comes evensong.
1732 T. FULLER Gnomologia no. 6132 Be the day never so long, At length cometh Even-song.
1935 ‘J. J. CONNINGTON’ In whose Dim Shadow xv. ‘“Be the day weary or be the day long, At last it ringeth to evensong”,’ quoted the Chief Constable.
1969 N. HALE Life in Studio 120 Be the day short or be the day long, At length it cometh to evensong.
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long — adjective see long and lazy, little and loud; fat and fulsome, pretty and proud it is a long lane that has no turning art is long and life is short be the day weary or be the day long, at last it ringeth to evensong kings have long arms … Proverbs new dictionary
day — see as the day lengthens, so the cold strengthens be the day weary or be the day long, at last it ringeth to evensong one day honey, one day onion another day, another dollar an apple a day keeps the doctor away … Proverbs new dictionary
evensong — see be the day weary or be the day long, at last it ringeth to evensong … Proverbs new dictionary
weary — see be the day weary or be the day long, at last it ringeth to evensong … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
