Like to the grass that's newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearled dew of May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan : Even such is man, who lives by breath, Is here,... Granby: A Novel : in Two Volumes - Pàgina 78per Thomas Henry Lister - 1826 - 466 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| 1792 - 684 pàgines
...pearled due of May, Or lite an hour, or like a fpan, Or like the finging of a fwan ; Ev'n iuch is mar who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death. The grafs withers, 'the tale is ended, The bird is flown, the dew's afcemlcd, The hour is fhort, the fpan... | |
| 1764 - 636 pàgines
...the pearled dew of May, Or l.ke an hour, or like a fpan, Or like the finging of a fwan j E'en fuch is man, who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death. The grau decays, the tale doth end, The bird is fiown, the dews afcend, The hour is fhort, the fpan not... | |
| 366 pàgines
...writing in the fand. Or like a thought, or like a dream, Or like the gliding of a ftream : E'en (uch is man, who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death i The bubble's burit, the look's Forgot, The fnuttle's flung, the writing's blot, The thought is part,... | |
| 1792 - 710 pàgines
...of May, Or like an hour, ur like a fpan, Or like ti» fiiiging of a I'wan; Kv'n fuch is таи W|M> lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death. The graft withers, the talc is ended, The bird is flown, the dew 's afcended, The hour is flioi't, tlie... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 pàgines
...the pearled dew of May ; Or like an hour, or like a fpan, Or like the finging of a fwaij : fcv'n fuch is man, who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death ; The grafs decays, the tale doth end, The bird is flown, the dcwn afccnd ; Thf. hour ib fhort, the fpan... | |
| 1803 - 490 pàgines
...like the pearled dew of May,, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a Swan ; Even such is Man; who lives by breath. Is here, now there, in life and death. The grass withers, the tale is ended, The bird is flown, the dew's ascended, The hour is short, the span... | |
| George Ellis - 1803 - 468 pàgines
...like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearled dew of May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing...breath, Is here, now there, in life and death. — The grass withers, the tale is ended, The bird is flown, the dew's ascended, The hour is short, the span... | |
| 1803 - 250 pàgines
...the pearled dew of May ; Or like an hour, or like a fpan, Or like tl-e finging of a fwan : I/en fuch is man, who lives by breath* Is here, now there, in life and death; The grafs decays; the tale doth end; The bird ii flown ; the dews afcend ; The hour is fhort; the fpan... | |
| Daniel Adams - 1804 - 256 pàgines
...writing on the fand, Or like a thought or like a dream, Or li&e the gliding of a ftream ; Ev'n fuch is man who lives by breath, Is here now there, in life and death, FlM. fcarledt. fwar. 'ft*** weaver. The water glides, man's life is doiitf. 4. Like to a blaze of fond... | |
| George Ellis - 1811 - 472 pàgines
...like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearled dew of May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing...breath, Is here, now there, in life and death.— The grass withers, the tale is ended, The bird is flown, the dew's ascended, The hour is short, the span... | |
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