 O'er a' the ills o' life victorious! But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flow'r, its bloom is shed; Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white — then melts for ever; Or like the borealis race That flit ere you can point their...  Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect - Seite 199von Robert Burns - 1800Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1909 - 340 Seiten
...are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, its bloom is shed ; Or like the snowfall in the river, A moment white — then melts for ever ; Or like the...borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place ; Or like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanishing amid the storm. ROBERT BURNS. I claim you still, for... | |
 | John Moore - 1793 - 644 Seiten
...beautifully obferves of pleafures, has • had the fate • • Of fnow that falls upon the river, A moment white — then melts for ever , Or like the...borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place } Or like the rainbow's lovely form Evanifhing aniid the ftorm*. The fame ficklenefs which the French... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1793 - 420 Seiten
...like poppies fpread, You feize the flower, its bloom is fhed ; Or like the fnow falls in the river, A moment white- then melts for ever ; Or like the Borealis race, That flit ei e you can point their place ; Or like the rainbow's lovely form Evanifhing amid the ftorm — .... | |
 | 1797 - 980 Seiten
...flower, its bloom is fled : Is there a Bard of ruftick fong, Or, like the fnov», falls in the river, Л moment white, then melts for ever : Or, like the borealis race, That (lit ere ye can point their place : Or, like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanifliing amid the dorm."... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1798 - 308 Seiten
...like poppies fpread, You feize the flow'r, its bloom is fhed ; 0* Or like the fnow falls in the river, A moment white— —then melts for ever ; Or like...borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place ; Or like the rainbow's lovely form Evanifhing amid the ftorm. — Nae man can tether time or tide... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 300 Seiten
...poppies fpread, You feize the flow'r, its bloom is ftie.d ; Or Or like the fnow falls in the river, A moment white— —then melts for ever; Or like...borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place ; Or like the rainbow's lovely form Evaniming amid the ftorm. — Nae man can tether time or tide ;... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - 242 Seiten
...like poppies fpread, You feize the flower, its bloom is fhed ; Or like the fnow falls in the river, A moment white — then melts for ever ; Or like the...borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place ; Or like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanifhing amid the ftorm. — Nae man can tether 6 time or tide... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - 464 Seiten
...white — then melts for ever ; Or like the borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place ; Or like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanifhing amid the ftorm. — Nae man can tether 6 time or tide •, The hour approaches Tam maun 7 ride ; That hour, o' night's black arch the key-ftane,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1805 - 908 Seiten
...like poppies spread; ^ You seize the flower, its bloom is shed; 1 Or like the snow-falls in the river, A moment white — then melts for ever; Or like the...borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place; Or like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanishing amid the storm : Nae man can tether time or tidej The... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 Seiten
...like poppies spread, You seize the flow Y, its bloom is shed ; Or like the snow-falls in the river, A moment white — then melts for ever ; Or like the...borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place ; Or like the rainbow's lovely form Evanishing amid the storm. — Nae man can tether time or tide... | |
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