 Not that he may not here Taste of the cheer ; But as birds drink, and straight lift up their head, So must he sip, and think Of better drink He may attain to after he is dead.  The Heir of Redclyffe - Pagina 328door Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1854 - 524 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | John Kendall - 1826 - 406 pagina’s
...the years of our lives are swallowed up in this Eternity ! All creatures have their joy : and man has his : Yet (if we rightly measure) Man's joy and pleasure Rather hereafter than at present is. Not that he may not, here, Taste of the cheer : But, as birds drink, and straight lift... | |
 | Richard Baxter - 1830 - 596 pagina’s
...sunshine in the spring draws forth the creatures from their winter cells ;m meet it t ' Not that we may not here Taste of the cheer ; But as birds drink, and theu lift up the head, So must we sip, and think Of better drink We may attain to after we are dead.... | |
 | Richard Cattermole, Henry Stebbing - 1835 - 402 pagina’s
...MAN'S MEDLEY. HARK how the birds do sing, And woods do ring. All creatures have their joy, and man hath his. Yet, if we rightly measure, Man's joy and pleasure Rather hereafter, than in present, is. To this life things of sense Make their pretence : In the other angels have a right by birth : Man... | |
 | George Herbert - 1838 - 406 pagina’s
...MEDLEY. HARK, how the birds do sing, And woods do ring. All creatures have their joy, and man hath his. Yet if we rightly measure, Man's joy and pleasure Rather hereafter, than in present, is. To this life things of sense Make their pretence : In the other Angels have a right by birth : Man... | |
 | Giles Fletcher - 1836 - 400 pagina’s
...MAN'S MEDLEY. HARK how the birds do sing, And woods do ring. All creatures have their joy, and man hath his. Yet, if we rightly measure, Man's joy and pleasure Rather hereafter, than in present, is. To this life things of sense Make their pretence : In the other angels have a right by birth : Man... | |
 | George Herbert - 1838 - 420 pagina’s
...But trimm'd with curious lace, And should take place After the trimming, not the stuff and ground. Not, that he may not here Taste of the cheer : But as birds drink, and straight lift up their head; So must he sip, and think Of better drink He may attain to, after he is dead. But as his... | |
 | 1839 - 460 pagina’s
...MAN'S MEDLEY. Hark how the birds do sing, And woods do ring. All creatures have their joy, and man hath his, Yet, if we rightly measure, Man's joy and pleasure Rather hereafter, than in present, is. To this life things of sense Make their pretence. In the other, Angels have a right by birth : Man... | |
 | George Herbert - 1842 - 400 pagina’s
...quick. HARK ! how the birds do sing, And woods do ring. All creatures have their joy ; and man hath his. Yet, if we rightly measure, Man's joy and pleasure, Rather hereafter, than in present, is. To this life things of sense Make their pretence ; In th' other, angels have a right by birth : Man... | |
 | 1862 - 656 pagina’s
...this difference : Herbert oftener adds that man may enjoy them in moderation while they last : — " Not that he may not here Taste of the cheer; But as birds drink, and straight lift up their head , So um .i he sip, and think Of better drink He may attain to, after he is dead." — p.... | |
 | George Herbert - 1851 - 468 pagina’s
...quick. HARK ! how the birds do sing, And woods do ring. All creatures have their joy ; and man hath his. Yet, if we rightly measure, Man's joy and pleasure, Rather hereafter, than in present, is. To this life things of sense Make their pretence ; In th' other, angels have a right by birth : Man... | |
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