 | Rossiter Johnson - 1877 - 308 pages
...! Like to the grass that 's newly sprung, Or like a tale that 's new begun, Or like a bird that 's here to-day, Or like the pearled dew of May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan ; Even such is man, who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death. The... | |
 | John Cunningham Geikie - 1878 - 232 pages
...the man he dies. Like to the grass that's newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearled dew of...May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan,1 E'en such is man ; — who lives by breath, Now here, now there, in life and death.... | |
 | Amelia B. Edwards - 1878 - 324 pages
...and man he dies ! Like to the grass that's newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearled dew of...May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan. E'en such is man; who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death. The... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1878 - 882 pages
...man lie dies! Like to the grass that 's newly sprung, Or like a tale that 's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearled dew of...May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan — E'en such is man ; — who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death.... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - 1878 - 874 pages
...sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearly dew in May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan ; Even such is man, who lives by breath, 'la here, now there, in life and death.... | |
 | Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards - 1879 - 318 pages
...and man he dies ! Like to the grass that's newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearled dew of...May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan. E'en such is man; who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death. The... | |
 | W. F. March Phillipps - 1879 - 384 pages
...and man he dies. Like to the grass that's newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearled dew of...May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan, — E'en such is man ;— who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death.... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - 1879 - 784 pages
...sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearly dew in May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan; Even such is man, who lives by breath, 2s here, now there, in life and death. The... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1124 pages
...man lie dies ! Like to the grass that 's newly sprung, Or like я tale that 's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearled dew of...May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan, — E'en such is man ; who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life anil death.... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 pages
...Like to the grass that 's newly sprung, Or like a tale that 's new begun, Or like the bird that 's here to-day, Or like the pearled dew of May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan : E'en such is man, who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death. The... | |
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Even such is man; who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life, and death. The grass withers, the tale is ended; The bird is flown, the dew's ascended; The hour is short, the span not long; The swan's near death; man's life is done. 
