Like to the falling of a star; Or as the flights of eagles are; Or like the fresh spring's gaudy hue; Or silver drops of morning dew; Or like a wind that chafes the flood; Or bubbles which on water stood; Even such is man, whose borrowed light Is straight... Fireside studies - Página 163por Henry Kingsley - 1876Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Story-teller - 1843 - 324 páginas
...and Whitchot heard that holy sound from the bowels of the grave, and his heart smote him. LIFE. I/IKE to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles...gaudy hue, Or silver drops of morning dew, Or like the wind that chafes the flood, Or bubbles which on water stood — Even such is man, whose borrow'd... | |
| Henry King - 1843 - 394 páginas
...to the falling of a Starre; Or as the flights of Eagles are ; Or like the fresh springs gawdy hew ; Or silver drops of morning dew ; Or like a wind that...bubbles which on water stood ; Even such is man, whose borrow'd light Is streight call'd in, and paid to night. The Wind blowes out ; the Bubble dies ; The... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 páginas
...Prolong my winter all the year, And thy example others make In love with sorrow for thy sake. Ke Vita. of a Jïappy Lift. How happy is he born and taught, That serveth : Ev'n such is man, whose borrow'd light Is straight call'd in, and paid to-night. The wind blows out,... | |
| 1843 - 434 páginas
...give a few easy lines from King, with a good moral. " Like to the falling of a star, Or as the nights of eagles are ; Or like the fresh spring's gaudy hue,...silver drops of morning dew ; Or like a wind that chnfes the blood. Or bubbles which on water stood — E'en such is man, whose borrow'd light Is straight... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1845 - 490 páginas
...thus moralises on the life of man, in a set of similes, as apposite as they are light and elegant : " Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of...chafes the flood, Or bubbles which on water stood : E'en such is man, whose borrow'd light Is straight call'd in and paid to-night: — The wind blows... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1845 - 232 páginas
...thus moralises on the life of man, in a set of similes, as apposite as they are light and elegant: " Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of...chafes the flood, Or bubbles which on water stood: E'en such is man, whose borrow'd light Is straight call'd in and paid to-night:— The wind blows out,... | |
| 1866 - 824 páginas
...shows us worlds of light We could not see by day. SUCH IS ЫГЕ. LIKE to the falling of a star, Or a* the flights of eagles are ; Or like the fresh spring's...water stood ; Even such is man, whose borrowed light Is straight called in, and paid to-night. The wind blows out, the bubble die* : TJS spring entombed... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1845 - 670 páginas
...similes, as apposite as they are light and elegant : " Like to the falling of a star, Or as the nights of eagles are, Or like the fresh spring's gaudy hue,...chafes the flood, Or bubbles which on water stood : E'en such is man, whose borrow'd light Is straight call'd in and paid to-night : — The wind blows... | |
| John Lauris Blake - 1846 - 296 páginas
...me, I have a mind free from self-reproach, and I have an honest fame." LESSON SIXTEENTH. So w Life. Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of...water stood — Even such is man, whose borrowed light Is straight called in, and paid to-night. The winds blow out, the bubble dies; The spring entombed... | |
| William Linwood - 1846 - 372 páginas
...bright : Unaiming charms with edge resistless fall, And she, who meant no mischief, does it all. XCVI. LIKE to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of...chafes the flood, Or bubbles which on water stood ; E'en such is man, whose borrowed light Is straight called in and paid to-night. The wind blows out,... | |
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