 Like to the falling of a star; Or as the flights of eagles are; Or like the fresh spring's gaudy hue; Or silver drops of morning dew; Or like a wind that chafes the flood; Or bubbles which on water stood; Even such is man, whose borrowed light Is straight...  The Malta penny magazine - Página 48Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | John Lauris Blake - 1833 - 274 páginas
...self-reproach, and I have an honest fame." LESSON SIXTEENTH. So is Life. Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles are; Or like the fresh spring's...flood, Or bubbles which on water stood— Even such is mau, whose borrowed light Is straight called in, and paid to-night. The winds blow out, the bubble... | |
 | Matthew Henry - 1833 - 774 páginas
...all as from his hand, who hath given us to know, — I say, to know, for Paul saith so, — that all Or like the fresh spring's gaudy hue ¡ Or silver drops of morning dew ; Or like the wind that chafes the flood ; Or '<«;,/,/.., which on water stood .Even such is man, whose borrowed... | |
 | Richard Cattermole, Henry Stebbing - 1835 - 402 páginas
...Divided, with but half a heart, Till we shall meet and never part. LIFE. LIKE to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles are, Or like the fresh spring's...bubbles which on water stood — Even such is man, whose borrow'd light Is straight call'd in, and paid to-night. The wind blows out ; the bubble dies ; The... | |
 | 1836 - 574 páginas
...heaven to stay; And cv'n the penitential tear Is wip'd away. CE LIFE. LIKE to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles are ; Or like the fresh spring's...The wind blows out ; the bubble dies ; The spring entombed in autumn lies ; The dew dries up j the star is shot ; The flight is past — and man forgot.... | |
 | Giles Fletcher - 1836 - 400 páginas
...Divided, with but half a heart, Till we shall meet and never part. LIFE. LIKE to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles are, Or like the fresh spring's...bubbles which on water stood — Even such is man, whose borrow 'd light Is straight call'd in, and paid to-night. The wind blows out ; the bubble dies ; The... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - 1836 - 336 páginas
...me know, Great Homer died three thousand years ago. PoPE. LIFE. LIKE to the falling of a star : Or as the flights of eagles are; Or like the fresh spring's...silver drops of morning dew ; Or like a wind that chaies the flood, Or bubbles which on water stood ; Even such is man, whose borrow'd light Is straight... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 páginas
...pride, Curling like tendrils of the parasite Around a marble column. LIKE to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles are ; Or like the fresh spring's...gaudy hue, Or silver drops of morning dew ; Or like a wave that chafes the flood, Or bubble which on water stood; Even such is Man, whose borrow'd light... | |
 | John N Woodroffe - 1839 - 408 páginas
...vi. 12. Isaiah xl. 6—8; Ixiv. 6. James i. 10, 11. 1 Peter i. 24. Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles are, Or like the fresh spring's...chafes the flood, Or bubbles which on water stood : Ev'n such is man, whose borrowed light, Is straight called in, and paid to-night. The wind blows... | |
 | 1839 - 876 páginas
...called in and paid up on a very short notice. THE LIFE OF MAN. " Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles are. Or like the fresh spring's...wind that chafes the flood, Or bubbles which on water stood-^K'en such is man, whoso borrowed light Is straight called in and paid to-night. The wind blows... | |
 | 1839 - 894 páginas
...called in and paid up on a very short notice. THE LIFE OF MAN. • ' Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles are. Or like the fresh spring's gaudy hue, Or silver drops of morniug dew, Or like a wind that chafes the flood, Or bubbles which on water stood — E'en such is... | |
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