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... The wild garland; or, Curiosities of poetry, selected by I.J. Reeve - Seite 252 herausgegeben von - 1866 Vollansicht -
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