It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man better be; Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log, at last, dry, bald, and sere: A lily of a day, Is fairer far, in May, Although it fall, and die that night; It was the plant, and... The Literary World - Seite 311881Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Albert Walker - 1873 - 276 Seiten
...the sudden call of death. Boweman. It is not growing like a tree In bulk doth make man better be ; Or standing long an oak three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere. A lily of a day is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night ; It was the plant... | |
| Birmingham central literary assoc - 1877 - 452 Seiten
...APPLICATIONS. I. They live long who live well, It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man better be ; Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere : A lily of a day IE fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night : It was the plant... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1873 - 906 Seiten
...NATUKE. IT is not growing like a troc In bulk, doth mi ki- man better be ; Or standing long an pak, hing me the way to live, It taught me how to die ! GEORGE P. M ;, Л lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, — It was the plant... | |
| Pennsylvania Yearly Meeting of Progressive Friends (1853-1940) - 1873 - 860 Seiten
...LONG LIFE. It is not growing like a tree, In bulk, doth make man better be ; Nor standing like :in oak, three hundred year. To fall, a log, at last — dry, bald and ««, A lily of a dayIs fairer far in May; Although it fall and die that niuht, It was the plant anil... | |
| John Daniel Morell - 1874 - 336 Seiten
...those about him. THE NOBLE NATURE. 41. It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man better be ; Or standing long', an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log, at last, dry, bald, and sere : A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night — It was the plant... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1874 - 390 Seiten
...obeyed. Milton. THE NOBLE NATURE. IT is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man better be ; Or standing long an oak three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere ; A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night It was the plant and... | |
| 1874 - 870 Seiten
...meaning within briefest compass : — It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make men better be ; Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere : A lily of a day Is fairer far in May Although it fall and die that night — It was the plant... | |
| 1874 - 820 Seiten
...begin with thine ! THE NOBLE NATURE. It is not growing like a tree In bulk doth make Man better be ; Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere : A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night — It was the plant... | |
| Philip George and son, ltd - 1874 - 296 Seiten
...hun-dred stand-ing per-fect fair-er It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make Man better be , Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere : A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night — It was the plant... | |
| Public school series - 1874 - 280 Seiten
...skull, some, sun, stake, straight, subtler, ton, slow, soul. THE NOBLE NATURE. Ben Jonson (1574—1637). IT is not growing like a tree In bulk doth make men better be ; Or standing long an oak three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere... | |
| |