 | Ben Jonson - 1640 - 190 ページ
...bold, and seare: Or standing long an Oake, three hundred yeare, A Lillie of a Day, Is fairer farre, in May, Although it fall, and die that night; It was the Plant, and flowre of light. In small proportions, we just beauties see: And in short measures, life may perfect... | |
 | William Oldys - 1740 - 348 ページ
...Each fyllable anfwer'd, and was form'd ; how fair Thefe make the lines of life, and that's her air. It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man better be ; Or ftanding long an oak, three hundred year To fall a log, at la!! , dry, old, and fear : A lily of a... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 912 ページ
...better be ; Or (landing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at hft, dry, bald, and fear : A lily of a day, Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night ; It wa. the plant and flower if light. In fmnll proportions we juts beauties fee : And in fhort meafurcs... | |
 | 1921 - 432 ページ
...domain of action, or of making. Man makes himself, and his institutions, for better or for worse : ' It is not growing, like a tree, In bulk, doth make man better be.' When we speak of growth, in this sphere, we are using a metaphor or simile. The institution of which... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 464 ページ
...air ! III. THE STROPHE, OR TURN. It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make men better be ;4 Or standing long an 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... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 546 ページ
...three hundred yearc, To fall a logge at last, dry, bald and scare : A lillie of a day Is fairer farre in May, Although it fall and die that night; — It was the plant and flowre of light. In small proportions we just beauties see : And in short measures life may perfect... | |
 | 1817 - 522 ページ
...indeed, conceived in the best manner of Pindar : " It is not growing, like a tree In bulk, doth make men better be ; Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sear : A lilly of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1834 - 408 ページ
...mother's arms were longing for her absent son. Although he was young in years, he was rich in good works. 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 flower and... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1839 - 388 ページ
...mother's arms were longing for her absent son. Although he was young in years, he was rich in good works. 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 flower and... | |
 | Anne Pratt - 1840 - 448 ページ
...three hundred yeare, To fall a logge at last, dry, bald and scare : A lillie of a day Is fairer farre in May, Although it fall, and die that night, It was the plant and flowre of light." " Fair as the lily," is a comparison suitably applied, when the tall white garden-lily... | |
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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. 
