 Making it momentary as a sound, 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 :...  An essay On the picturesque - Pagina 132door Sir Uvedale Price - 1810Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Shakespeare - 1600 - 98 pagina’s
...lay siege to it ; Making it momentary as a sound, j . Swift as a shadow, short as any dream, • £ Brief as the 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 - 1803 - 556 pagina’s
...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 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 410 pagina’s
...sickness did lay siege to it; Making it momentany as a sound, 7 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:... | |
 | Johann Gottfried Herder - 1806 - 496 pagina’s
...SHaturvweifen : tvie^MaufbíicEt bie SPíorgenrbtbe unb „bíe Snben ber Srbe,.11 baê groge (фтеаг}е * Brief as the lightning in the collied night that, in a spleen, unfolds both heav'n and earth and ere a man had power so say , Behold etc. — am ©лит erfnjjt unb abfdjùttelt... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 414 pagina’s
...sickness did lay siege to it; Making it momentary as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night', That, in a spleen 10, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold! The jaws of darkness... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 472 pagina’s
...sickness did lay siege to it; Making it uiomentany as a sound, 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... | |
 | Mary Hill (novelist.) - 1813 - 500 pagina’s
...sickness, did lay siege to it, Making it momentary, as a sound, 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... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pagina’s
...sickness, did lay siege to it ; Making it momentary as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heav'n and earth : Her. Then let us teach our trial patience, Because it is a cuitomary cross, '[sighs,... | |
 | John Nichols - 1817 - 874 pagina’s
...afterwards, p. 83 : And SPLEEN of speed to see your Majesty. And so Midsummer Night's Dream, p. 79 : Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That in a SPLEEN, &c. P. 28. And she in beauty, education, blood. First folio more connectively, AS she. P. 32. Gain... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1819 - 560 pagina’s
...did hy eiegö to it; Making it momentary as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Briefes 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... | |
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