 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...  Select Beauties of Ancient English Poetry - Page 21by Henry Headley - 1787 - 198 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Select poetry - English poetry - 1825 - 182 pages
...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 : Ev'n such is man, whose borrow'd light Is straight call'd in, and paid to-night. The wind blows... | |
 | Matthew Henry - 1825 - 556 pages
...failing of a star, Or as the flights of eagles are ; Or like the tresh 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 strait called in, and paid to-night. The wind blows... | |
 | Matthew Henry - 1825 - 556 pages
...falling of a star, Or as the rlijhts 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 huhhles which on water stood : Even such is man, whose borrowed light 1s strait called in, and paid... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...Or as the flights of eagles are ; Or like the fresh spring's gaudy hue j Or silver drops of mormrjg dew ; Or like a wind that chafes the flood ; Or bubbles which on wat<Vs stood : Even mich is man, whose borrow'd ligrit Is straight call'd in, and paid, to-night. The... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...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: Ev'n such is man, whose borrow'd light Is straight call'd in, and paid to-night. The wind blows... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1827 - 404 pages
...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, — E'en such is man — whose borrow'd light Is straight call'd in and paid to-night. The wind... | |
 | Christian poetry, English - 1828 - 398 pages
...falling of a star, Or as the flights of eagles are ; Or like the tV.--.Ii spring's gaudy hue, Or silver drops of morning dew; Or like a wind that chafes the flood, Or bubbles which on water stood ; Ev'n such is man, whose borrow'd light Is straight call'd in, and paid to-night. The wind blows... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...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 : Ev'n such is man, whose borrow'd light Is straight callM in, and paid to-night. The wind blows... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...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: Is straight call'd in, and paid to-night Kv'n such is man, whose borrow'd light The wind blows... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - Readers - 1833 - 286 pages
...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 called in, and paid to-night. The winds... | |
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