 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 - Seite 22von Henry Headley - 1810Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Oldys - 1740 - 348 Seiten
...foiling of a ftar, Or as the flights of eagles are ; Or like the frefh fpring's gawdy hue, * Or filver drops of morning dew ; Or like a wind that chafes the flood ; Or bubbles which on water flood ; Ev'n foch is man, whofe borrow'd light Is ftraight calFd in, and paid to night. The wind blows... | |
 | Richard Griffith - 1766 - 304 Seiten
...and as it is applicable to this Subject, I fhall endeavour to recollect it upon this Occafion. " Like to the Falling of a Star, " Or as the Flights of Eagles are ; " Or like the frefh Spring's gaudy Hue, " Or filver Diops of Morning Dew ; " Or like a Wind that chafes the Flood... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 476 Seiten
...stranger ! Love's delight and sweetest bliss is Got with greatest danger. On the Life of Man. * 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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 802 Seiten
...Hymen praise. Who would then to one be bound, When so many may be found > OV THE I.TFE OF MAX. LIKE to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles...chafes the flood, Or bubbles which on water stood : Kven such is man, whose borrowed light Is straight call'd in and paid tonight: The wind blowes out,... | |
 | 1842 - 612 Seiten
...from the fact, that the gifted author's " star wa» shot," before he attained the age of thirty.] 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 borrowed light Is straight called in and paid to-night: — The wind blows... | |
 | 1839 - 894 Seiten
...man's life as a loan of money called in and paid up on a very short notice. THE LIFE OF MAN. " Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles...chafes the flood, Or bubbles which on water stood — F.'en such is man, whose borrowed light li straight called in and paid to-night. The wind blows... | |
 | 1818 - 596 Seiten
...intuitions a very close intimacy a= subsisting between them. SJC VITA. FROM DR. KINO'S POEMS, p. 130. Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles are; Or like the fresh spring's gaudy hue; Or rilver drops of morning dew; Or like a wind that chafes the flood ; Or bubbles which on waters stood... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 380 Seiten
...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 eagles...stood : Even such is man, whose borrow'd light Is straight call'd in and paid to night : — The wind blows out, the bubble dies; The spring intomb'd... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 Seiten
...similes, as apposite as they are light and elegant. " Like to the falling of a star, Or as the (lights of eagles are, Or like the fresh spring's gaudy hue,...stood : Even such is man, whose borrow'd light Is straight call'd in and paid to night : — The wind blows out, the bubble dies ; The spring intomb'd... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 Seiten
...moralises on the life of t 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 eagles are, Or like the fresh spring's gaiulj hue, Or silver drops of morning dew, Or like a wind that chafes the flood, Or bubbles which... | |
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