To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flames from wasting by repose.
Oliver Goldsmith (1854). “The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Poetical works. Dramas. The vicar of Wakefield”, p.42
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To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flames from wasting by repose.