 | William Hazlitt - 1826 - 464 páginas
...pleasures are not " Like poppies spread, You seize the flower, the bloom is shed, Or like the snow, falls in the river, A moment white — then melts for ever...rainbow's lovely form, Evanishing amid the storm." On the contrary, I think they leave traces of themselves behind them, durable and delightful even in... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1826 - 462 páginas
...pleasures are not " Like poppies spread, You seize the flower, the bloom is shed, Or like the snow, falls in the river, A moment white — then melts for ever...rainbow's lovely form, Evanishing amid the storm." On the contrary, I think they leave traces of themselves behind them, durable and delightful even in... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1826 - 288 páginas
...o' life victorious. But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flow'r, its bloom is shed; Or, like the snow-falls in the river, A moment white...you can point their place ; Or, like the rainbow's lov ;ly form Evanishing amid the storm.— Nae man can tether time or tide ; The hour approaches Tarn... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1826 - 464 páginas
...Or like the snow, falls in the river, A moment white — then melts for ever ; Or like the borcalis race, That flit ere you can point their place ; Or...rainbow's lovely form, Evanishing amid the storm." On the contrary, I think they leave traces of themselves behind them, durable and delightful even in... | |
 | 1827 - 674 páginas
...pleasures arc like poppies spread, "' You seize the flower, its bloom is shed ; ' Or, like the snow falls in the river, ' A moment white — then melts for...rainbow's lovely form, • Evanishing amid the storm." These similes are among the most plain and simple that can be imagined, and they please the more on... | |
 | General reader - 1827 - 246 páginas
...its bloom is shed; Or like the snow-falls in the river, A moment white — then melts forever; • Or like the borealis race, That flit ere you can point...amid the storm — Nae man can tether time or tide. Bum*. Religion is so far from barring men any innocent pleasure, or comfort of human life, that it... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 páginas
...her there. Dryden. cvm. Pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, its bloom is shed; Or like the snow-falls in the river, A moment white...amid the storm — Nae man can tether time or tide. Sums. CIX. There is only one quarter of an hour in human life passed ill, and that is between the calling... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 páginas
...herthere. — Dry den. cvm. Pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, its bloom is shed; Or like the snow-falls in the river, A moment white...the rainbow's lovely form Evanishing amid the storm — Wae man can tether time or tide. Burns. CIX. There is only one quarter of an hour in human life... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1830 - 50 páginas
...life victorious. But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flow•r, its bloom is shed ; Or like the snow-falls in the river, A moment white...borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place ; TAM O' SHANTER. . ' . i. i . i . " ' . I1 . . » •V . •M . ..:'... -i I '. . .. r .; .' .. :\... | |
 | 1831 - 426 páginas
...o' life victorious. But pleasures are like popples spread. You seize the flow'r, its bloom is (bed; Or like the snow-falls in the river, A moment white...Evanishing amid the storm. — Nae man can tether lime or tide; The hour approaches Tarn maun ride ; That hour, o' night's black arch the key -stane,... | |
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O'er a' the ills o' life victorious! But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flow'r, its bloom is shed; Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white — then melts for ever; Or like the borealis race That flit ere you can point their... 
