 | William Shakespeare - 1858 - 672 pages
...night, That, in a spleen,33 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...confusion. Her. If then true lovers have been ever crosa'd, It stands aa an edict34 in destiny: Then let us teach our trial patience , Because it is a... | |
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - English periodicals - 1873 - 586 pages
...concerned, it is of no avail. The course of true love never did run smooth. It is at best— " momentary as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream...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." How... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1860 - 188 pages
...momentany* as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ! Brief as the lightning in the colliedf night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and...it up : So quick bright things come to confusion. THE MOON. When Phoebe doth behold Her silver visage in the watery glass, Decking with liquid pearl... | |
 | 1873 - 618 pages
...concerned, it is of no avail. The course of true lore never did run smooth. It is at best— " momentary as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream...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." How... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1861 - 406 pages
...sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it ; Making it momentary as a sound,5 Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the...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.... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Thomas Bowdler - 1861 - 914 pages
...night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold ! seen The dumb men throng to see him, and the blind...gloves, Ladies and maids their scarfs and handkerchiefs hi destinjr : Then let us teach our trial patience, Because it is a customary cross ; [sighs, AB due... | |
 | John Brown - 1861 - 470 pages
...opposite of an indifferentist, being very strong in his own convictions, holding them keenly, even Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That...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.'... | |
 | John Brown - Dogs - 1862 - 360 pages
...if there were a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it, Making it momentary as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream,...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." We... | |
 | John Brown - 1862 - 506 pages
...if there were a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it, Making it momentary as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream....both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say ' Behold l' The jaws of darkness do devour it up ; So quick bright things come to confusion." We... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1863 - 492 pages
...night, 145 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...confusion. Her. If then true lovers have been ever cross'd, 150 It stands as an edict in destiny: Then let us teach our trial patience, Because it is a customary... | |
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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 :... 
