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 :... Homer's Iliad - الصفحة 43بواسطة Homer - 1846عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| William Shakespeare - 1733 - عدد الصفحات: 600
...as a fhadow, fhort as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the collted night, ' That (in a fpleen) unfolds both heav'n and earth » , And ere a man hath power to fay, Behold! The jaws of darknefs do devour it up j So quick bright things come to confufion.- ...... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1745 - عدد الصفحات: 582
...Swift as a ihadow, fhort as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That (in a fpleen) unfolds both heav'n and earth ; And ere a man hath power to fay. Behold ! The jaws of darknefs do devour it up ; So quick bright things come to confufion. Her.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1747 - عدد الصفحات: 556
...Micjfurnmer-NigM s Dream. 99 " * Brief as the fighming in the » collied night, " That (in a Iplecn) unfolds both heav'n and earth ; " And ere a man hath power to fay, Behold ! " The jaws of darknefs do devour it up j So quick bright things come to confufion. .... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1762 - عدد الصفحات: 460
...Swift as a fhadow, fhort as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the collied nighr, That (in a fplecn) unfolds both heav'n and earth ; And ere a man hath power to fay, Behold I The jaws of darknefs do devour it up ; So quick bright things come to confufion. —... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1768 - عدد الصفحات: 676
...Which is the old and proper word. Brief as the lightning in the collied night, 6 That (in a fpleen) unfolds both heav'n and earth, And ere a man hath power to fay, Behold! The jaws of darknefs to devour ic up -, So quick bright things come to contufion.——... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1773 - عدد الصفحات: 494
...Swift as a fhadow, fhort as any dream, Brief as the lightening in the collied night, That (in a fpleen) unfolds both heav'n and earth ; And ere a man hath power to fay, Behold! The jaws of darknefs do devour it up ; So quick bright things come to confulion. Her.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - عدد الصفحات: 460
...as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the colly'd night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold ! The The jaws of darkness do devour it up : 150 So quick bright things come to confusion. Her. If then true... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - عدد الصفحات: 556
...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 : So quick bright things come to confusion. Her. If then true lovers have been ever cross 'd, It stands... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - عدد الصفحات: 424
...as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied7 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 : So quick bright things come to confusion. Her. If then true" lovers have been ever cross'd, It stands... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - عدد الصفحات: 924
...suddrn motion ; a fit. Brief as the lightning in the eollied night, That in a spleen unfolds both hcav'n and earth ; And, ere a man hath power to say, behold ! The jaws of darkness do devour it up. Staksp, 5. Melancholy ; hypochondriacal vapours. Thespteen with sullen vapours clouds the brain, And... | |
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