 It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man 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 fall, and die that night; It was the plant, and...  The British review and London critical journal - Pagina 1471817Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Anthologia Anglica - 1873 - 512 pagina’s
...Shakipenre, and hath left us. 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, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sear. A lily of a day Is fairer far in May : Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower... | |
 | Frederick A. Laing - 1873 - 262 pagina’s
...thee."— The Forest. 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, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sear. A lily of a day Is fairer far, in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower... | |
 | Albert Walker - 1873 - 276 pagina’s
...Subject unto the sudden call of death. Boweman. It is not growing like a tree In bulk doth make man 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 fall and die that night ; It was the plant... | |
 | Little folk - 1873 - 282 pagina’s
...Mrs. Ifcinans. Г ©ctober THE NOBLE NATURE. ' Т is not growing like a tree ' In bulk, doth make man 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 fall and die that night — It was the plant... | |
 | Birmingham central literary assoc - 1877 - 452 pagina’s
...APPLICATIONS. I. They live long who live well, It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man 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 IE fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night : It was the plant... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1873 - 906 pagina’s
...NATUKE. IT is not growing like a troc In bulk, doth mi ki- man better be ; Or standing long an pak, hing me the way to live, It taught me how to die ! GEORGE P. M ;, Л lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, — It was the plant... | |
 | Pennsylvania Yearly Meeting of Progressive Friends (1853-1940) - 1873 - 860 pagina’s
...LONG LIFE. It is not growing like a tree, In bulk, doth make man better be ; Nor standing like :in oak, three hundred year. To fall, a log, at last — dry, bald and ««, A lily of a dayIs fairer far in May; Although it fall and die that niuht, It was the plant anil... | |
 | Mr. Faversham, Mrs. Woodward, Author of Ellen Clinton - 1873 - 446 pagina’s
...admiration of every one except himself. CHAPTER XVIII. " It is not growing like a tree In bulk doth make man better be, Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall at last a log, dry, bald and sear. A lily of a day Is fairer far in May." BEN JONSON. <{ FROM what... | |
 | Public school series - 1874 - 280 pagina’s
...skull, some, sun, stake, straight, subtler, ton, slow, soul. THE NOBLE NATURE. Ben Jonson (1574—1637). IT is not growing like a tree In bulk doth make men...hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere ; A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night ; It was the plant... | |
 | 1874 - 870 pagina’s
...often quoted and so quotable, containing, as they do, a world of meaning within briefest compass : — It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make men...hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere : A lily of a day Is fairer far in May Although it fall and die that night — It was the plant... | |
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