 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 :...  The Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions &c - Page 3401824Full view - About this book
 | Andrew Becket - 1787 - 494 pages
...bands, or tied up. Amaftift". . ^ ^ / Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, hi a fpleen, unfolds both heaven and earth^ And ere a man hath power to fay, — hehold ! The jaws of darhnefi do devour it up.] Though the word fpleen be here employed oddly... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 460 pages
...momentany as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the colly'd night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and...And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold ! The The jaws of darkness do devour it up : 150 So quick bright things come to confusion. Her. If then true... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 554 pages
...as a fhadow, fhort as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the colly'd night', That, in a fpleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to fay,—Behold ! The jaws of darknefs do devour it up: So quick bright things come to confufion. Her.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 598 pages
...as a (hadow, (hört as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the colly'di night, That, in a fpleen*, well. Ful. I would ¡t were bed-time, Hal, and all well. P fay,— Behold ! The jaws of darknefs do devour it up : So quick bright things come to confufion. Her.... | |
 | 1792 - 532 pages
...as a ftadow, (hört as any dream } Brief as the lightning in the colly'd night, That, in a fpk-en, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to fay —Be» hold! The jaws of darknefs do devour it up : So quick bright things come to confiifion.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 582 pages
...the midland counties. So, in Ben Jonfon's Poetafter: lmtf*/Httt***$ f**y '» Itvf. That, in a fpleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to fay, — Behold ! The jaws of darknefs do devour it up : 7 So quick bright things come to confufion.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1797 - 594 pages
...fhort as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night, . „ VOL. I. K k That, in a fpleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to fay, — Behold ! The jaws of darknefs do devour it up : So quick bright things come to confufion.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 436 pages
...as a fliadow, ftiort as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a fp'een, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to fay, — Behold ! The jaws of darkaefs do devour it up : So quick bright things come to confufion.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 556 pages
...momentany 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...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. If then true lovers... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 424 pages
...momentany6 as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied7 night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and...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. If then true" lovers... | |
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