 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...  Belgravia, a London magazine, conducted by M.E. Braddon - Page 201by Belgravia - 1870 - 2 pagesFull view - About this book
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...Levens some years later, she quoted Ben Jonson: 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... | |
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