 A lily of a day Is fairer far, in May, Although it fall and die that night; It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures life may perfect be.  A Book of English Literature - Página 88editado por - 1916 - 889 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1849 - 578 páginas
...better be ; Or standing long an oak three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere ; A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it...beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be. THOMAS CAREW. THIS poet was born about 1577. He received his education at Corpus Christ! College, Oxford,... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1854 - 588 páginas
...standing long, an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sear. A lily of a day la fairer far in May ; Although it fall and die that...beauties see : And in short measures life may perfect be. BEN JONSON (1616). PASSAGES FROM THE JOURNALS OF AN OLD TRAVELLER. LANDWARD WALLS OF CONSTANTINOPLE,... | |
 | Mrs. Samuel Greg, Walter - 1855 - 342 páginas
...better bo, Or standing like an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere. A lily of a day Is fairer far in May; Although it...small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measure life may perfect be. THE DESERTED HOUSE. Tennyson, Life and thought have gone away, Side by... | |
 | Songs - 1856 - 712 páginas
...better be ! Or standing long an oak three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere ; A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it...beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be. JONSON. are not ©eat, tfjeg too but SHeey. T EFT in her little room alone, *-* The Euler's child lay... | |
 | 1857 - 448 páginas
...In bulk — doth moke man better be, Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log nt last, dry, bald, and sear : A lily of a day, Is fairer...beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be. And I would appeal for the truth of this to myself, and to my noble Lucius near me, one grown old to... | |
 | Mary Kirby - 1857 - 396 páginas
...growing like a tree In bulk ; doth make man better be ; Or standing long, an oak three hundred years, To fall a log at last— dry, bald, and sear : A lily...that night, It was the plant and flower of light. fttr % Sfomlg-suonb. THE PINE-APPLE AND THE "WILD PINES. THE third division* of the lilies is named... | |
 | Walter Aimwell - 1858 - 262 páginas
...of Samuel. A SHORT LIFE MAY BE A PERFECT ONE. IT is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man better be, Or standing long an oak, three hundred...beauties see : And in short measures life may perfect be. BXH JOHSOH. THE MOTHER'S SACRIFICE. • " WHAT shall I render Thee, Father Supreme, For thy rich gifts,... | |
 | Aubrey Thomas De Vere - 1858 - 298 páginas
...eyes, Or music in their ear. GOOD LIFE, LONG LIFE. It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man better be, Or standing long an oak three hundred year,...beauties see ; And in short measures life may perfect be. CAREW. THOMAS CAREW was born AD 1589, and descended from a family of the same name, long settled in... | |
 | Walter Aimwell - 1858 - 282 páginas
...of Samuel. A SHORT LIFE MAY BE A PERFECT ONE. IT is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man better be, Or standing long an oak, three hundred...proportions we just beauties see : And in short measures Kfe may perfect be. BEK JOKBOK. THE MOTHER'S SACELFICE. " WHAT shall I render Thee, Father Supreme,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1878 - 828 páginas
...better be ; Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere, A lily of a day Is fairer far in May — Although...beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be. As the years go on, there gathers a special radiance of eternal youth around some of the figures from... | |
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