 | Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...are ; Till in a inist of dark decay The dreamer vanish quite away. It is a dial, which points out The sun-set as it moves about ; And shadows out in lines of night The subtile stages of Time's flight, Till all obscuring earth hath laid The body in eternal shade. It is... | |
 | English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...as his fancies are ; Till in a mist of dark decay The dreamer vanish quite away. COMMON-PLACE BOOK. And shadows out in lines of night The subtle stages...world the stage, the prologue tears, The acts vain hopes and varied fears ; The scene shuts up with loas of breath, And leaves no epilogue but death.... | |
 | Congregational churches - 1826 - 590 pages
...Till in a mist of dark decay The d reamar vanish quite awsry. It is a dial — which points out The sun-set as it moves about ; And shadows out in lines...Time's flight. Till all-obscuring earth hath laid His body in perpetual shade. It is a weary interlude, Which doth «hört joys, long woe», include... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...in a mist of dark decay The dreamer vanish quite away. It is a dial—which points out The Mm-sct, as it moves about; And shadows out in lines of night...Time's flight; Till all-obscuring earth hath laid His body in perpetual shade. ( It is a weary interlude— Which doth short joys, long woes, include;... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1827 - 404 pages
...are ; Till in a mist of dark decay The dreamer vanish quite away. It is a dial, which points out The sunset, as it moves about; And shadows out in lines...of night The subtle stages of time's flight ; Till all obscuring earth hath laid The body in perpetual shade. It is a weary interlude, Which doth short... | |
 | John Mitford - English poetry - 1827 - 360 pages
...are ; Till in a mist of dark decay The dreamer vanish quite away. It is a dial, which points out The sun-set as it moves about : And shadows out in lines of night The subtile stages of time's flight, Till all-obscuring earth hath laid The body in perpetual shade. It... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...want indeed, is well paid if a farthing regards his warmest solicitations.—Goldsmith. CCCXVIII. Life is a weary interlude— Which doth short joys, long...world the stage, the prologue tears; The acts vain hopes and varied fears; The scene shuts up with loss of breath, And leave no epilogue but death!—H.... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...indeed, is well paid if a farthing rewards his warmest solicitations — Goldsmith. CCCXVIII. Life is a weary interlude — Which doth short joys, long...world the stage, the prologue tears; The acts vain hopes and varied fears; The scene shuts up with loss of breath, And leave no epilogue but death! —... | |
 | Erskine Neale - 1839 - 390 pages
..."how joyous a meeting awaits this severed family on the blessed resurrection morning !" MJJ " Life is a weary interlude — Which doth short joys, long...The world the stage, the prologue tears ; The acts Tain hopes and varied fears ; The scene shuts up with loss of breath, And leaves no epilogue, — but... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...are, Till in a mist of dark decay The dreamer vanish quite away. It is a dial — which points out The sunset as it moves about ; And shadows out in lines...Time's flight, Till all-obscuring earth hath laid His body in perpetual shade. It is a weary interlude — Which doth short joys, long woes, include... | |
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It is a weary interlude — Which doth short joys, long woes, include; • The world the stage, the prologue tears, The acts vain hopes and varied fears ; The scene shuts up with loss of breath, And leaves no epilogue but death. 
