Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth. And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold ! The jaws of darkness do devour it up : So quick bright things come to... The Quarterly Review - Page 507edited by - 1815Full view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 424 pages
...there were a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it ; Making it momentany6 as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied7 night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say,... | |
| Cleeve - 1805 - 276 pages
...change in his favour. CHAP. CHAP. VIII. Or if there were a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it,, Making it momentary as a sound,...short as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the colly'd night, That in a spleen unfolds both hcaren and earth, And ere a man hath power to say— Behold... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 410 pages
...sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it; Making it momentany as a sound, 7 Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the...the collied night/ That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say,—Behold! The jaws of darkness do devour it up:... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 384 pages
...sympathy in choice, "War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it; Making it momentany as a sound,1 Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night,' But I rather think, that to beteem, in this place, signifies (as in the northern counties) to pour... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 518 pages
...sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it ; Making it momentany as a sound,7 Swift as a shadow, short as any dream; Brief as the lightning in the collied night,8 That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say,— -Behold... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 392 pages
...a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it; Making it momentany as a sound,1 Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night,3 But I rather think, that to beteem, in this place, signifies (as hi the northern counties)... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 328 pages
...a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it; Making it momentany as a sonnd. Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the rollied night, Thai, in .i spleen, nnfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say,... | |
| 1805 - 456 pages
...which our immortal bard so beautifully ascribes to love — " momentary as sound ; swift as a shadow j short as any dream ; brief as the lightning in the collied night," only time can determine. Certain it is, that some who saw the attempts of the Young Roscius of the... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 414 pages
...choose love by another's eye ! Lys. Or, if there were a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it; Making it momentary as a sound,...lightning in the collied night', That, in a spleen 10, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold! The jaws of darkness... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 384 pages
...a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it; Making it momentany as a sound,1 Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night,* But I rather think, that to beteem, in this place, signifies (as in the northern counties) to pour... | |
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