 Like to the grass that's newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here today, Or like the pearled dew of May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan — Even such is man; who lives by breath, Is here,...  James Schoolcraft Sherman (late Vice President of the United States ... - Pàgina 52per United States. 62d Cong., 3rd sess., 1912-1913 - 1913 - 136 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1792 - 684 pàgines
...pearled due of May, Or lite an hour, or like a fpan, Or like the finging of a fwan ; Ev'n iuch is mar who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death. The grafs withers, 'the tale is ended, The bird is flown, the dew's afcemlcd, The hour is fhort, the... | |
 | 1764 - 636 pàgines
...the pearled dew of May, Or l.ke an hour, or like a fpan, Or like the finging of a fwan j E'en fuch is man, who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death. The grau decays, the tale doth end, The bird is fiown, the dews afcend, The hour is fhort, the fpan... | |
 | John Wesley - 1787 - 726 pàgines
...fprungj Or like the Tale that's jufl begun, Or like a Bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearled Dew of May, Or like an Hour, or like a Span, Or like the finging of a Swan : E'en fuch is Man, who lives by breathy Is here ; is there; in. Life ; in Death... | |
 | 366 pàgines
...writing in the fand. Or like a thought, or like a dream, Or like the gliding of a ftream : E'en (uch is man, who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death i The bubble's burit, the look's Forgot, The fnuttle's flung, the writing's blot, The thought is part,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 pàgines
...the pearled dew of May ; Or like an hour, or like a fpan, Or like the finging of a fwaij : fcv'n fuch is man, who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death ; The grafs decays, the tale doth end, The bird is flown, the dcwn afccnd ; Thf. hour ib fhort, the... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pàgines
...newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearled dew of May; Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan, Even such is man : who lives by breath, Is here, now there, iu life and death. The grass withers, the... | |
 | 1803 - 490 pàgines
...sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day,. Or like the pearled dew of May,, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a Swan ; Even such is Man; who lives by breath. Is here, now there, in life and death. The grass withers,... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 468 pàgines
...newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearled dew of May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like...by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death. — The grass withers, the tale is ended, The bird is flown, the dew's ascended, The hour is short,... | |
 | 1803 - 250 pàgines
...the pearled dew of May ; Or like an hour, or like a fpan, Or like tl-e finging of a fwan : I/en fuch is man, who lives by breath* Is here, now there, in life and death; The grafs decays; the tale doth end; The bird ii flown ; the dews afcend ; The hour is fhort; the fpan... | |
 | Daniel Adams - 1804 - 256 pàgines
...writing on the fand, Or like a thought or like a dream, Or li&e the gliding of a ftream ; Ev'n fuch is man who lives by breath, Is here now there, in life and death, FlM. fcarledt. fwar. 'ft*** weaver. The water glides, man's life is doiitf. 4. Like to a blaze of fond... | |
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