 And what is Life ? — An hour-glass on the run, A mist, retreating from the morning sun, A busy, bustling, still-repeated dream, — Its length ? — A minute's pause, a moment's thought. And happiness ? — A bubble on the stream, That in the act of...  The Quarterly Review - 第 169 頁由 編輯 - 1820完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | 1820 - 544 頁
...unworthy of Drummond, or of Cowley.' ' And what is Life? — An hour-glass on the run, A mist, retreating from the morning sun, A busy, bustling, still-repeated...dream, — Its length?— A minute's pause, a moment's though. And happiness? — A bubble on the stream, That in the act of seizing shrinks to nought. And... | |
 | 1820 - 856 頁
...An hour-glass on the run, .A mist retreating froln the morning sun, A busy, bustling, still repeated dream ; Its length ? — A minute's pause, a moment's...stream, That in the act of seizing shrinks to nought. What are vain hopes ?— The puffing gale of morn That of its charms divests the dewy lawn, And robs... | |
 | 1820 - 632 頁
...unworthy of Drummond, or of Cowley. ' And what is Life ? — An hour-glass on the run, A mist, retreating from the morning sun, A busy, bustling, still-repeated...Hope ? — the puffing gale of morn, That robs each flowret of its gem, — and dies ; A cobweb, hiding disappointment's thorn, Which stings more keenly... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1820 - 616 頁
...unworthy of Drummond, or of Cowley. 1 And what is Life ?—An hour-glass on the run, A mist, reatreatino from the morning sun, A busy, bustling, still-repeated...the act of seizing shrinks to nought. And what is Hope?—the puffing gale of morn, That robs each floweret of its pern,—and dies; A cobweb, hiding... | |
 | John Clare - 1820 - 264 頁
...An hour-glass on the run, A mist retreating from the morning sun, A busy, bustling, still repeated dream ; Its length? — A minute's pause, a moment's...stream, That in the act of seizing shrinks to nought. What are vain Hopes ? — The puffing gale of morn, That of its charms divests the dewy lawn, And robs... | |
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...— An hour-glass on the run, A mist retreating from the morning sun, Abusy, bustling, still repeated dream.—- Its length? — A minute's pause, a moment's...stream, That in the act of seizing shrinks to nought. What is vain Hope > — The puffi ig gale of morn That, of its charms divests the dewy lawn, And robs... | |
 | 1821 - 444 頁
...still-repeated dream, — Its length? — A minute's pause, a moment'* thought. And Happiness? — A babble on the stream, That in the act of seizing shrinks...That robs each floweret of its gem, — and dies ; A cobweh, hiding disappointment's thorn, Which stings more keenly through the thin disguise. And what... | |
 | 1821 - 780 頁
...pause, a moment's thought: And happiness ?—n bubble on the stream, That in the act of seizing sinks to nought. " And what is hope ?—the puffing gale of morn, That robs each How'fet of its gem—and dies, A eob-wcb, biding disappointment's thorn, Which stings more keenly through... | |
 | Mary Ann Hedge - 1822 - 1016 頁
...see nothing but confusion. NECKAR. And what is life ? an hoar.glass on the run ; A mist retreating from the morning sun; A busy bustling still-repeated...moment's thought; And happiness? a bubble on the stream Tbat in the act of seizing shrinks to nought. CLARE. VOL. II. LONDON: PRINTED FOR AK NEWMAN AND CO.... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 頁
...of such love. WHAT 18 LIFE ? ANON. AND what is life?—An hour-glass on the run, A mist, retreating from the morning sun, A busy, bustling, still-repeated...Hope ?—the puffing gale of morn, That robs each flow'ret of its gem,—and dies; A cobweb, hiding disappointment's thorn, Which stings more keenly... | |
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