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 :... Shakespeare Commentaries - Page 231by Georg Gottfried Gervinus - 1883 - 955 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1600 - 98 pages
...as any dream, • £ Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds botli heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold ! j The jaws of darkness do devour it up : So quick bright things come to confusion. 2 Her. If then... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 460 pages
...shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the colly'd night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, 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 - 1803 - 556 pages
...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 : So quick bright things come to confusion. Her. If then true lovers have been ever cross 'd, It stands... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 424 pages
...short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied7 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 : So quick bright things come to confusion. Her. If then true" lovers have been ever cross'd, It stands... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 518 pages
...shadow, short as any dream; Brief as the lightning in the collied night,8 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: So quick bright things come to contusion. Her. If then true lovers have been ever cross'd, It stands... | |
| Cleeve - 1805 - 276 pages
...short as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the colly'd night, That in a spleen unfolds both hcaren and earth, And ere a man hath power to say— Behold ! The jaws of darkness do devour it up. SHAKESPEARE, JLfORD Raby now thought it necessary to declare his sentiments to his. son respecting... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 384 pages
...black, smutted with coal, a word still used in the midland counties. Y2 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:3 So quick bright things come to confusion. Her. If then true lovers have been ever cross'd, It... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...suddrn motion ; a fit. Brief as the lightning in the eollied night, That in a spleen unfolds both hcav'n and earth ; And, ere a man hath power to say, behold ! The jaws of darkness do devour it up. Staksp, 5. Melancholy ; hypochondriacal vapours. Thespteen with sullen vapours clouds the brain, And... | |
| E. H. Seymour - 1805 - 498 pages
...Christian of Theseus. 524. " I must employ you in some business.'" Business a trisyllable. 32(5. " And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold ! " The jaws of darkness do devour ii up." This thought, a little varied, occurs in Romeo and Juliet. Too sudden, Too like the lightning,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 328 pages
...short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the rollied night, Thai, in .i spleen, nnfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold! The JAwB of darkness do devonr it np: So qnick bright things come to continion. Her. If then trne lovers... | |
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