A lily of a day Is fairer far in May; Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be. Underwoods - Стр. 95авторы: Ben Jonson - 1640 - Страниц: 162Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1849 - Страниц: 578
...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 flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect... | |
| Garland - 1850 - Страниц: 152
...bald and sear. A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, * Anonymous, in Mrs. Jamieson's " Memoirs and Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flow'r of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1850 - Страниц: 710
...oak, three hundred year, To full a log at last, dry, bald, and sear. A lily of a day Is fairer far, *$ 5 ,f B }1ڷ }B2hd pliuit and flower of light 1 In small proportions we just beauties see: And in short measures life... | |
| 1851 - Страниц: 496
...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 flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, Ami in short measures life may perfect... | |
| Wiltshire Stanton Austin, John Ralph - 1853 - Страниц: 658
...three thousand ycare, To fall a logge at last, dry, bald and scare ; A lilie of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was...small proportions we just beauties see And in short measure life may perfect be." Dryden has called his last plays his dotages, and the sarcasm is perhaps... | |
| Cyclopaedia - 1853 - Страниц: 772
...better be; Or standing long an oake, three hundred yeare, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and seare. A lillie of a day, Is fairer farre in May, Although it fall and die that night; It was the plant and flower of light. In such proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures fife may perfect be.... | |
| Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1854 - Страниц: 588
...oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sear. A lily of a day la fairer far in May ; Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light ! In small proportions we just beauties see : And in short measures life may perfect... | |
| Mrs. Samuel Greg, Walter - 1855 - Страниц: 342
...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 flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measure life may perfect be.... | |
| 1856 - Страниц: 372
...better be : Or standing long an oake, three hundred yeare, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, ana seare A lillie of a day, Is fairer farre in May, Although...fall and die that night : — It was the plant and flower of light. In snch proportions we just beauties see : And in short measures life may perfect... | |
| John Timbs - 1856 - Страниц: 374
...Or standing long an oake, three hundred yeare, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, ana scare A lillic of a day, Is fairer farre in May, Although it fall and die that night : — It was the plant and flower of light. In snch proportions we just beauties see : And in short measures life may perfect... | |
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