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 1 ' The jaws of darkness do devour it up : So quick bright things come to confusion. Shakespeare's Comedy of A Midsummer-night's Dream - Page 48by William Shakespeare - 1877 - 195 pagesFull view - About this book
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