 A lily of a day Is fairer far in May; Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.  Underwoods - Стр. 95авторы: Ben Jonson - 1640 - Страниц: 162Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1878 - Страниц: 828
...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 flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect... | |
 | John Daniel Morell - 1860 - Страниц: 274
...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 flower of light. j In small proportions we just beauties see, | And in short measures life may perfect... | |
 | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray - 1878 - Страниц: 838
...growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man better bo ; Or standing long on oak, three hundred year, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions wo just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect... | |
 | John Timbs - 1861 - Страниц: 338
...Ben Jonsou, in his exquisite ode " To the Memory of a Youth," after the long-standing oak says : — A lillie of a day Is fairer farre in May, Although...fall and die that night : — It was the plant and flower of light. The month has its blighted promises. Shakspeare has this line : Rough winds do shake... | |
 | John Timbs - 1861 - Страниц: 348
...Ben Jonson, in his exquisite ode " To the Memory of a Youth," after the long-standing oak says : — A lillie of a day Is fairer farre in May, Although it fall and die that night : — It was the plaut and flower of light. The month has its blighted promises. Shakspeare has this line : Kough winds... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1861 - Страниц: 356
...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 flower of Light. In small proportions we just beauties see ; And in short measures life may perfect... | |
 | John Marshall Lowrie - 1861 - Страниц: 294
...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 of light; In small proportions we just beauties see And in short measures life may perfect be."... | |
 | Charles Stanford - 1861 - Страниц: 430
...— " It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man better be. A lily of the day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light ; In small proportions we just beauties see, And in small measures life may perfeft... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - Страниц: 438
...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 of Light ! In small proportions we just beauties see ; And in short measures life may perfect... | |
 | 1861 - Страниц: 236
...GOOD LIFE, LONG LITE. EXTBACT FROM AN ODE PlNDARIO. AUTHOR BORN 1764. A LILT of a day Is fairer far in May ; Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light ! In small proportions. we just beauties see ; And in short measures life may perfect... | |
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