 Even such is man, whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. The rose withers, the blossom blasteth, The flower fades, the morning hasteth, The sun sets, the shadow flies, The gourd consumes, and man — he dies!  The Story of the Irish Race: A Popular History of Ireland - Page 190by Seumas MacManus - 1921 - 719 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Epitaphs - 1727 - 528 pages
...you lee, Qr -like the Bloffom on the Tree, Or like the dainty Flower of May, Or like the Morning of the Day, Or like the Sun, or like the Shade, Or like Gourd whieh Jonas had j Even fo is Man, whofe Thread is ipun, Prawn out, -and. cut, and io is done... | |
 | Theology - 1763 - 634 pages
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 | John Wesley - Biography - 1787 - 726 pages
...gfHuMAN LIFE, LIKE as a damafk Rofe you fee, Or like the Bloflbms on a tree, Or like the fragrant Flowers in May, Or like the Morning to the Day, Or like the...Sun, or like the Shade, Or like the Gourd which Jonah had : E'en fuch is Man, whofe thread is fpuri; Drawn out, and cut, and fo its done; Withers the Rofe,... | |
 | 366 pages
...SHORTNESS OF HUMAN LIFE. LIKE as the damafk rofe you fee, Or like the bloflbm on the treĢ, Or like the dainty flower in May, Or like the morning to the day, Or like the fun, or like the fliade, Or like thegourd which Jonas had; E'en fuch is man, whofe thread is fpun,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...Sborliiffs of Hitman Life. LIKE as a damnflt rofe you fee, Or like the bloffom on the tree : Or like the dainty flower in May, Or like the morning to the day ; Or like the fun, or like the (hade, Or like the gourd which Jonas had : E'en fuch is man, whole thread is fpun.... | |
 | Elizabeth Helme - Adventure and adventurers - 1800 - 314 pages
...you see, Or like the blossom on the tree, Or like the dainty flower of May, Or like the morning of the day, Or like the sun, or like the shade, . Or, like the gourd which Jonas had : E'ea \ E'en so is man, whose thread is spun, Drawn out and cut, and so is done. The rose... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...MORTALITY. LIKE as the damask rose you see, Or like the blossom on the tree, Or like the dainty flower of May, Or like the morning to the day, Or like the sun, or like the shade, Or like the gourd which Jonas had, Even such is man ; whose thread is spun, Drawn out and cut, and so is done : The rose withers,... | |
 | 1803 - 490 pages
...you see, Or like the Blossom on the Tree, Or like the Dainty Flower of May,, Or lite the Morning ot" the Day, Or like the Sun, or like the shade,. Or like the Gourd which Jonas had, Even so is man; whose Thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. The Rose withers,... | |
 | Readers - 1803 - 250 pages
...!—Ideate. HUMAN LIFE. LIKE as a damafk rofe you fee, Or like the bloffmi on the tree; Or like rhe dainty flower in May, Or like the morning to the day; Or like the fun, or like the made, Or like the gourd which Jonah had ; E'en fuch is man, whofc thread is fpun,... | |
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