| Ben Jonson - 1640 - 190 oldal
...bold, and seare: Or standing long an Oake, three hundred yeare, A Lillie of a Day, Is fairer farre, in May, Although it fall, and die that night; It was the Plant, and flowre of light. In small proportions, we just beauties see: And in short measures, life may perfect... | |
| William Oldys - 1740 - 348 oldal
...year To fall a log, at la!! , dry, old, and fear : A lily of a day, Is i hi iv r fas, in May, Although Although it fall, and die that night ; It was the plant, and flow'r of light : fii fmall proportions, we juft beauties fee : And in fhort meafures, life may perfeft... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 912 oldal
...better be ; Or (landing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at hft, dry, bald, and fear : A lily of a day, Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night ; It wa. the plant and flower if light. In fmnll proportions we juts beauties fee : And in fhort meafurcs... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 746 oldal
...fairer farre, in May, Althoagh ii fall, and die that night; It was the plant and flowre of light. ID small proportions we just beauties see: And in short measures life may perfect be. '.ill, noble Lucius, then for wine, And let thy lookes with gladnesse shine: Accept this garland, plant... | |
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 464 oldal
...better be ;4 Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sear : A lily of a day, Is fairer far, in May, Although it...beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be. * It is not growing like a tree, &c.] " The qaalities of rind perception and happy expression" (it... | |
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 546 oldal
...three hundred yearc, To fall a logge at last, dry, bald and scare : A lillie of a day Is fairer farre in May, Although it fall and die that night; — It was the plant and flowre of light. In small proportions we just beauties see : And in short measures life may perfect... | |
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 538 oldal
...far-re in May, Although it fall and die that night; — It was the plant and flowre of light. In tmall proportions we just beauties see : And in short measures life may perfect bee." &c. " The following is part of lord Level's discourse, when impleaded before his mistress, in... | |
| 1817 - 522 oldal
...; Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sear : A lilly of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and Jloiaer of light : In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect... | |
| William Hone - 1826 - 850 oldal
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| Laconics - 1829 - 358 oldal
...to curse the wine, when we should rather impute it to ourselves for the excess.— Erasmus. In such proportions we just beauties see: And in short measures life may perfect be. Ode to the Memory of a Youth,—Ben Jonson, DCCCLXVIII. Mr. Hobbes was used to say,—that a man was... | |
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