 Twist ye, twine ye ! even so Mingle shades of joy and woe, Hope and fear, and peace and strife, In the thread of human life. While the mystic twist is spinning, And the infant's life beginning. Dimly seen through twilight bending, Lo, what varied shapes...  Guy Mannering: Or, The Astrologer - Page 35by Walter Scott - 1815Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1815 - 698 pages
...phrases, he coaeluded was its purport : " Twist ye, twine ye ! even so Mingle shades of joy and woe, Hope, and fear, and peace, and strife, In the thread...life beginning, Dimly seen through twilight bending, JLo, what varied shapes attending! " Passions wild, and follies vain, Pleasures soon exchanged for... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 344 pages
...LIFE. Twist ye twist ye ever so. Mingle shades of human woe, Hope and fear, and peace and strife, Weave the thread of human life. While the mystic twist is spinning, And the infant life beginning, Dimly seen through twilight bending, Ix> ! what varied shapes attending ! Passions... | |
 | Rosalia St. Clair (pseud.) - 1820 - 258 pages
...drive to Berkley-square. CHAPTER III. " Twist ye, twine ye—even so, 1 Mingle shades of grief and woe, Hope and fear, and peace and strife, In the thread of human life." IN a state of mind bordering on distrac-tion, the abused and credulous fair one reached her own mansion.... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821 - 246 pages
...intelligible phrases, he concluded was its purport: Twist ye, twine ye! even so Mingle shades of joy and woe, Hope, and fear, and peace, and strife, In the thread...and follies vain, Pleasures soon exchanged for pain, Doubt, and jealousy, and fear, In the magic dance appear. Now they wax, and now they dwindle. Whirling... | |
 | English poetry - 1822 - 820 pages
...TWIST ye, twine ye, ever so Mingle shades of joy and woe, Hope and fear, and peace and strife, Weave the thread of human life! While the mystic twist is...follies vain, Pleasures, soon exchanged for pain, Hope and fear, and peace and strife, Form the thread of human life ! THE MAID'S REMONSTRANCE. (From... | |
 | 1822 - 394 pages
...Twist ye, twine ye, ever so, Mingle shades of joy and woe, Hope and fear, and peace and strife, Weave the thread of human life. While the mystic twist is spinning, And the infant's lile beginning, Dimly seen through twilight bending, Lo ! what varied shapes attending ! Passions v... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1829 - 362 pages
...from Dumfries, and near to Lochar-moss. Twist ye, twine ye ! even so Mingle shades of joy and woe, Hope, and fear, and peace, and strife, In the thread...and Follies vain, Pleasures soon exchanged for pain ; Doubt, and Jealousy, and Fear, In the magic dance appear. Now they wax, and now they dwindle, Whirling... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1829 - 388 pages
...from Dumfries, and near to Lochar-moss. Twist ye, twine ye ! even so Mingle shades of joy and woe, Hope, and fear, and peace, and strife, In the thread...varied shapes attending ! Passions wild, and Follies Tain, Pleasures soon exchanged for pain ; Doubt, and Jealousy, and Fear, In the magic dance appear.... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...he concluded to be its purport : " — TWIST ye, twine ye ! even so, Mingle shades of joy and woe, Hope, and fear, and peace, and strife, In the thread...shapes attending ! Passions wild, and follies vain, Pleasure soon exchanged for pain ; Doubt, and jealousy, and fear, In the magic dance appear. Now they... | |
 | Walter Scott - English literature - 1833 - 880 pages
...and wo, Hope, and fear, and peace, and strife, ID the thread of human life. While the mystic twist it spinning, And the infant's life beginning, Dimly seen...twilight bending, Lo, what varied shapes attending I Passions wild, and Follies vain, Pleasures soon exchanged for pain Doubt, and Jealousy, and Fear,... | |
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