| Esther J. Trimble Lippincott - 1884 - Страниц: 536
...But pleasures are like poppies spread; You seize the flower, its bloom is shed; Or like the snowfalls in the river— A moment white, then melts forever; Or like the borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place; Or like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanishing amid the storm. From... | |
| Joseph Richard Bradway - 1885 - Страниц: 52
...seize the flower, its bloom is shed; Or like the snowflake on the river, A moment white, then gone forever. "Or like the borealis race, That flits ere. you can point the place; Or like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanishing amidst the storm." Here we have beauty of... | |
| Christopher Perren - 1889 - Страниц: 442
...MONDAY CLUB. 364. Pleasure*— Evanescent. Pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, the bloom is shed; Or like the snow-fall in the river,...then melts forever; Or like the borealis race That flit ere ye can't point their place, Or like the rainbow's lovely form Evanishing amidst the storm.... | |
| George W. France - 1890 - Страниц: 630
...But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, its bloom is shed; Or like the snow fall in the river, A moment white — then melts forever; Or like the borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place; Or like the rainbow's lovely form Evanishing amid the storm. "... | |
| John Clark Murray - 1891 - Страниц: 428
...given it as vivid expression as any writer: — " But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, its bloom is shed ; Or like the snowfall...then melts forever ; Or like the borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place ; Or like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanishing amid the storm."... | |
| Charles F. Beezley - 1891 - Страниц: 436
...glorious, O'er a' the ills o' victori us! But pleasure are like poppies spread, Vou seize the llower, ts bloom is shed! Or like the snowfall in the river,...then melts forever; Or like the borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place; Or like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanishing amid the st rm. Nae... | |
| Clara B. Rouse - 1891 - Страниц: 466
...than were the first settlers of Iowa, Who, like the snowflake on the river, A moment here, then gone forever; Or like the borealis race That flits ere you can point the place; Or like the rainbow's beauteous form, Vanishing amidst the storm. It is befitting our theme... | |
| George Rhett Cathcart - 1892 - Страниц: 572
...'s in every blow ! Forward ! let us do or die ! " Bur pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, its bloom is shed ; Or like the snow-fall...then melts forever ; Or like the borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place ; Or like the rainbow's lovely form Evanishing amid the storm. LADY... | |
| 1892 - Страниц: 496
..."Pleasures are like poppies spread: You sie/e the flower, the bloom is shed; Or like the snow fall in the river, A moment white, then melts forever: Or like the borealis race, Thai flit 'ere you can point their place; Or like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanishing amid the storm."... | |
| Hubert Marshall Skinner - 1893 - Страниц: 458
...was glorious, O'er a' the ills o' life victorious. But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, its bloom is shed ; Or like the snowfall...then melts forever ; Or like the borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place ; Or like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanishing amid the storm.... | |
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