 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 Poet's Tribute: Poems - Page 287by William Bingham Tappan - 1840 - 325 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Richard Griffith - 1766 - 304 pages
...; and as it is applicable to this Subject, I fhall endeavour to recollect it upon this Occafion. " Like to the Falling of a Star, " Or as the Flights of Eagles are ; " Or like the frefh Spring's gaudy Hue, " Or filver Diops of Morning Dew ; " Or like a Wind that chafes the Flood... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 476 pages
...Entertain a stranger ! Love's delight and sweetest bliss is Got with greatest danger. On 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 morning dew, Or like a wind that chafes the flood,... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 474 pages
...stranger ! / Love's delight and sweetest bliss is Got with greatest danger. On tJte Life of Man. * 6 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,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 802 pages
...never Hymen praise. Who would then to one be bound, When so many may be found > OV THE I.TFE OF MAX. 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,... | |
 | Henry Headley - 1810 - 238 pages
...To greatness, you must sleep among the dead *. Castara, by W. Habington, Edit. 1640. SIC VITA. IJIKE 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... | |
 | 1842 - 612 pages
...signiticancy from the fact, that the gifted author's " star wa» shot," before he attained the age of thirty.] 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,... | |
 | 1839 - 894 pages
...the light of man's life as a loan of money 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 morning dew, Or like a wind that chafes the flood,... | |
 | 1818 - 596 pages
...intuitions a very close intimacy a= subsisting between them. SJC VITA. FROM DR. KINO'S POEMS, p. 130. Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles are; Or like the fresh spring's gaudy hue; Or rilver drops of morning dew; Or like a wind that chafes the flood... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 pages
...moralises on the life of t man, in a set of "similes, as apposite as they are light and elegant. " Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles are, Or like the fresh spring's gaiulj hue, Or silver drops of morning dew, Or like a wind that chafes the flood,... | |
 | Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1824 - 480 pages
...he is old — we scarce think him so. He declares himself poor — we do not believe him. sic VITA. Like to the falling of a star, Or as the flights of angels are : Or like the fresh springs' gaudy hue, Or silver drops of morning dew ; Or like a wind... | |
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