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
| Heron - 1821 - 944 pages
...you have paid attention to, and talked lover-like nonsense of; your loves indeed are always — -' Momentary as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the colly'd night, That in a spleen unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say —... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1821 - 550 pages
...sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it ; Making it momentany as a sound 4, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night 6, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold !... | |
| 1823 - 450 pages
...choice of friends, Or if there was a sympathy in choice War, death, or sickne«, d'id lay siege to b, Making it momentary as a sound. Swift as a shadow...— Brief as the lightning in the collied night." June lath, 1823. PHILOCRITO. VISITS TO BACHELORS. Thou «rt my only Joy, my greatest ЬИм,— To... | |
| Decorative arts - 1824 - 450 pages
...sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it; Making it momentary as a Bound, Swill as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the vollied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say —... | |
| William Shakespeare - Theater - 1823 - 436 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,...short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied2 night, That, in -a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1823 - 344 pages
...choose love by another's eye ! * Lys. Or, if there were a sympathy in choice. vVar. death, 01 sickness did lay siege to it ; Making it momentary as a sound,...short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the colliod night/ [31 As spotless is innocent, so spotted is wicked. JOHNSON. [4] Give them, bestow upon... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1823 - 984 pages
...there were a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it ; Making it momentanyt 's lives saved. A , Hen. I dare say, you love him not so ill, colliedt night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1823 - 474 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, 8 Beteem them — ] Give them, pour out upon... | |
| William Shakespeare, William Dodd - Fore-edge painting - 1824 - 428 pages
...there were a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it; Making it momentany* as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream;...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... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1824 - 486 pages
...choice, War, death, or sickness, did lay siege to it ; Making it шышчнлпу .1 as a sound, Swilt as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning...the collied|| night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and eartb, And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold ! The jaws of darkness do devour it up... | |
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