 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 21von Henry Headley - 1787 - 198 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Oldys - 1740 - 348 Seiten
...to the 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 out... | |
 | Richard Griffith - 1766 - 304 Seiten
...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 ; " Or Bubbles which on Water flood ; " 'Ev'n fuch is Man, whofe borrow'd Light •* Is ftraight call'd in, and paid To-night. " The Wind... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 474 Seiten
...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, — E'en such is man — whose borrow'd light Is straight call'd in and paid to-night. The wind... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 802 Seiten
...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 : Kven such is man, whose borrowed light Is straight call'd in and paid tonight: The wind blowes... | |
 | 1842 - 612 Seiten
...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: — E'en such is man, whose borrowed light Is straight called in and paid to-night: — The... | |
 | 1839 - 894 Seiten
...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 — F.'en such is man, whose borrowed light li straight called in and paid to-night. The wind... | |
 | 1818 - 596 Seiten
...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 : Even such is man, whose borrow "d light Is strait call'd in, and paid to-night. The... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 380 Seiten
...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 borrow'd light Is straight call'd in and paid to night : — The wind... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 Seiten
...falling of a star, Or as the (lights 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 borrow'd light Is straight call'd in and paid to night : — The wind... | |
 | 1840 - 520 Seiten
...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 stood ; Even such is man, whose borrow'd light Is streight call'd in, and paid to night. The... | |
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