 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...  Select Beauties of Ancient English Poetry - Página 22por Henry Headley - 1810Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1840 - 520 páginas
...That grace hath set thee free." FB SIC VITA. (HENRY KING ; 1657.») LIKE to the falling of a starre ; Or as the flights of eagles are ; Or like the fresh spring's gaudy hew ; Or silver drops of morning dew ; Or like a wind that chafes the flood ; Or bubbles which on waters... | |
 | Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1824 - 480 páginas
...sic VITA. Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of angels are : Or like the fresh springs' gaudy hue, Or silver drops of morning dew ; Or like a wind that chafe's the flood, Or bubbles which on water stood ; E'en such is man, whose borrow'd light Is straight... | |
 | Matthew Henry - 1825 - 558 páginas
...potter, What dost thou? If he that took, be the same that gave, and what he gave and took * " Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles...bubbles which on water stood : Even such is man, whose borrowed light Is strait called in, and paid to-night. The wind blows out ; the huUile dies ; The spring... | |
 | Select poetry - 1825 - 182 páginas
...gain ; With these, celestial wisdom calms the mind, And makes the happiness she does not find. LIKE to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles...chafes the flood, Or bubbles which on water stood : Ev'n such is man, whose borrow'd light Is straight call'd in, and paid to-night. The wind blows out,... | |
 | Matthew Henry - 1825 - 556 páginas
...the same that gave, and what he gave and took • " Like to the falling of a star, Or as the rlijhts of eagles are ; Or like the fresh spring's gaudy hue...morning dew; Or like a wind that chafes the flood ; Or huhhles which on water stood : Even such is man, whose borrowed light 1s strait called in, and paid... | |
 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 páginas
...— " Alas, Egan, it's but too visible to every one that you're losing tallow (Tallagh) fast." Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles are ; Or like the fresh spring's gaudy hue j Or silver drops of mormrjg dew ; Or like a wind that chafes the flood ; Or bubbles which on wat<Vs... | |
 | Matthew Henry - 1825 - 556 páginas
...dost thou? If he that took, be the same that gave, and what he gave and took * « Like to the failing of a star, Or as the flights of eagles are ; Or like the tresh spring's gaudy hue ; Or silver drops of morning dew; Or like a wind that chafes the flood ; Or... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1827 - 404 páginas
...sallies are of nobler kind Than virtues of a narrow mind. EARL NUGENT. ON THE LIFE OF MAN. ry-^LIKE to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles...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 Johnstone - 1827 - 596 páginas
...Chichester. He made a metrical version of the Psalms. All his writings are religious. SIC VITA. LIKE to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles...chafes the flood, Or bubbles which on water stood: Ev'n such is man, whose borrow'd light Is straight call'd in, and paid to-night. The wind blows out,... | |
 | John Mitford - 1827 - 360 páginas
...right The nations all possess. M 161 POEMS, FRANCIS BEAUMONT, GENT. 1615. ON THE LIFE OF MAN. LIKE to the falling of a star. Or as the flights of eagles...hue, Or silver drops of morning dew, Or like a wind which chafes the flood, Or bubbles that on water stood : Ev'n such is man, whose borrow'd light Is... | |
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