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 :... The Contemporary Review - Página 4111884Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
| William Shakespeare - 1600 - 98 páginas
...as any dream, • £ Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds botli heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold ! j The jaws of darkness do devour it up : So quick bright things come to confusion. 2 Her. If then... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1773 - 474 páginas
...modern editors, momtntary. JOHNSON. Brief as the lightning in the collied night, 7 That (in a fpleen) unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to fay, Beheld! The jaws of darknefs do devour it up: So quick bright things come to confufion.— Her.... | |
| Mrs. Griffith (Elizabeth), Elizabeth Griffith - 1775 - 626 páginas
...as a fliadow, (hort as any dream, Brief _as the lightning in the collied night, That in a fpleen • unfolds both heaven 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! SCENE... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1784 - 1116 páginas
...a fhadow, fhort as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the colly 'd 3 night, That, in a fpleen *, unfolds both heaven 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.... | |
| 1788 - 742 páginas
...as our iweet bar4 cxpreffcs it, " Brief as the lightning in the collied night, , That, in a fpleen, unfolds both heaven and earth ; And ere a man hath power to fay, Behold— The jaws of darkncfs do devour it up." " Louifa only faid, " My deareft father ! —... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1787 - 694 páginas
...as a fhadow, fhort as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the colly'd nighr, That, in ° a fpleen, unfolds both heaven 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 conftifion. Her.... | |
| William Shakespeare, Joseph Rann - 1787 - 700 páginas
...as a fhadow, fhort as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the colly'd nighr, That, in ° a fpleen, unfolds both heaven 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.... | |
| Andrew Becket - 1787 - 494 páginas
...bands, or tied up. Amaftift". . ^ ^ / Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, hi a fpleen, unfolds both heaven and earth^ And ere a man hath power to fay, — hehold ! The jaws of darhnefi do devour it up.] Though the word fpleen be here employed oddly... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 460 páginas
...momentany as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the colly'd night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and...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 - 1790 - 598 páginas
...as a (hadow, (hört as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the colly'di night, That, in a fpleen*, well. Ful. I would ¡t were bed-time, Hal, and all well. P fay,— Behold ! The jaws of darknefs do devour it up : So quick bright things come to confufion. Her.... | |
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