 LIKE as the damask rose you see, Or like the blossom on the tree, Or like the dainty flower of May, Or like the morning of the day, Or like the sun, or like the shade, Or like the gourd which Jonas had; Even such is man, whose thread is spun, Drawn out,...  The Literary Magazine, and American Register - Page 1691808Full view - About this book
 | American poetry - 1927 - 490 pages
...and to wait. — Henry Wadstaorth Longfellow Man's Mortality I IKE as the damask rose you see, J—i Or like the blossom on the tree, Or like the dainty flower in May, Or like the morning of the day, Or like the sun, or like the shade, Or like the gourd which... | |
 | Norman Ault - English poetry - 1928 - 544 pages
...you see, Or like the blossom on the tree, Or like the dainty flower of May, Or like the morning to the day, Or like the sun, or like the shade, Or like the gourd which Jonas had — Even such is man, whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. The rose withers, the blossom... | |
 | Norman Ault - English poetry - 1928 - 544 pages
...like the blossom on the tree, Or like the dainty flower of May, Or like the morning to the day, 40 Or like the sun, or like the shade, Or like the gourd which Jonas had — Even such is man, whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. The rose withers, the blossom... | |
 | Education - 1929 - 856 pages
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