 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 ! The jaws of darkness do devour it up : So quick bright things come to...  The Quarterly Review - Sida 507redigerad av - 1815Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | William Shakespeare - 1600 - 98 sidor
...sympathy in. choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it ; Making it momentary as a sound, j . Swift as a shadow, short as any dream, • £ Brief...lightning in the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds botli heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold ! j The jaws of darkness do devour... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - 1709 - 572 sidor
...to chute Love by another's Eye. Ljf. Or if there were a Sympathy in Choice, War, Death, or Sicknefs, did lay Siege to it ; Making it momentary as a Sound, Swift 35 a Shadow, fhort'as any Dream, Brief as the Lightning in the collitd Night, That in a Spleen unfolds... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1745 - 582 sidor
...War, death, or ficknels did lay liege to it ; Making it momentary as a found, Swift as a ihadow, fhort as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That (in a fpleen) unfolds both heav'n and earth ; And ere a man hath power to fay. Behold ! The jaws of darknefs... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1767 - 488 sidor
...War, death, or ficknefs did lay fiege to it; Making it momentary as a found, Swift as a (hadow, Ihort as any dream, '•" • • •'' ' Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That (in afpleen) unfolds both heav'n and eartft1 f- r" v' And ere a man hath power to fay, Behold ! .-''- "... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 460 sidor
...there were a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it ; Making it momentany as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the colly'd night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, —... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1797 - 596 sidor
...death, or ficknefs did lay liege to it j Making it momentany as a found,» Swift as a ihadow, fliort as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night,* That, in a fpleen, unfolds both heaven and earthi And ere a man hath power to fay,— Behold ! The jaws of darknefs... | |
 | David Garrick - 1798 - 318 sidor
...it stood upon the choice of friends, Or if there were a sympathy of choice; War, death, or sickness, did lay siege to it : Making it momentary as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as is a dream. Her. If then true lovers have been ever crost, It stands as an edict in destiny; Then let... | |
 | David Garrick - 1798 - 318 sidor
...it stood upon the choice of rriends, Or if there were a sympathy of choice; War, death, or sickness, did lay siege to it : Making it momentary as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as is a dream. Her. If then true lovers have been ever crost, It stands as an edict in destiny ; • (*'... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 436 sidor
...death, or licknefs did lay fiege to itj Making it momentany as a found, Swift as a fliadow, ftiort as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a fp'een, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to fay, — Behold ! The jaws of darkaefs... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 556 sidor
...if there were a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it; Making it momentany as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream...the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold ! The jaws of darkness do devour it up... | |
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