| William Drummond - 1711 - 370 sider
...Breath, Who chafe it every where, And ftrive who can moft Motion it bequeath. And though it fometime feem of its own Might, Like to an Eye of Gold to be fixt there, And firm to hover in that empty Height ; Thatonly is, becaufe it is fo light. But in that... | |
| William Drummond, Peter Cunningham - 1833 - 358 sider
...for whom those once to me were dear, Can have no part of them now with me here? MADRIGAL LXX1I. THIS life, which seems so fair, Is like a bubble blown...the air, By sporting children's breath, Who chase it every where, And strive who can most motion it bequeath. And though it sometimes seem of its own might... | |
| Giles Fletcher - 1836 - 442 sider
...And doom before thy royal seat receive, They may a Saviour, not a judge, thee find. MADRIGAL. THIS life, which seems so fair, Is like a bubble blown...strive who can most motion it bequeath. And though it sometimes seem of its own might Like to an eye of gold to be fix'd there, And firm to hover in that... | |
| Richard Cattermole - 1836 - 436 sider
...And doom before thy royal seat receive, They may a Saviour, not a judge, thee find. MADRIGAL. THIS life, which seems so fair, Is like a bubble blown...strive who can most motion it bequeath. And though it sometimes seem of its own might Like to an eye of gold to be fix'd there, And firm to hover in that... | |
| Gems - 1841 - 624 sider
...a raven : Each sin some colour has it to adorn ; Hypocrisy, Almighty God doth scorn. MADRIGAL. THIS life, which seems so fair, Is like a bubble blown up in the air By spotting children's breath, Who chase it every where, And strive who can most motion it bequeath. And... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1849 - 578 sider
...feathers clothes a raven : Each sin some color has it to adorn ; MADRIGAL. THIS life, which seems so far, Is like a bubble blown up in the air By sporting children's...strive who can most motion it bequeath. And though it sometimes seems of its own might, Like to an eye of gold to be fixed there, And firm to hover in that... | |
| Anonymous - 1861 - 604 sider
...Wyat; and here also the poet's original compositions best display his natural force. ' Madrigal. ' This Life, which seems so fair, Is like a bubble blown...strive who can most motion it bequeath. And though it sometimes seem of its own might Like to an eye of gold to be fix'd there, And firm to hover in that... | |
| 1861 - 600 sider
...; and here also the poet's original compositions best display his natural force. ' Madrigal. ' This Life, which seems so fair, Is like a bubble blown...strive who can most motion it bequeath. And though it sometimes seem of its own might Like to an eye of gold to be fix'd there, And firm to hover in that... | |
| David Irving - 1861 - 662 sider
...faire, Is like a bubble blown up in the aire By sporting childrens breath, Who chase it every where, And strive who can most motion it bequeath. And though...might Like to an eye of gold to be fix'd there, And firme to hover in that empty height, That only is because it is so light. But in that pompe it doth... | |
| Francis Turner Palgrave - 1861 - 356 sider
...apace ; Honest labour bears a lovely face ; Then hey nonny nonny, hey nonny nonny ! T. Dekker LV This Life, which seems so fair, Is like a bubble blown...the air By sporting children's breath, Who chase it every where And strive who can most motion it bequeath. And though it sometimes seem of its own might... | |
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