 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 62by Walter Scott - 1817 - 358 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English literature - 1815 - 698 pages
...what, from a few intelligible phrases, he coaeluded was its purport : " Twist ye, twine ye ! even so Mingle shades of joy and woe, Hope, and fear, and...life beginning, Dimly seen through twilight bending, JLo, what varied shapes attending! " Passions wild, and follies vain, Pleasures soon exchanged for... | |
 | Rosalia St. Clair (pseud.) - 1820 - 258 pages
...him to 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.... | |
 | 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... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821 - 246 pages
...of what, from a few intelligible phrases, he concluded was its purport: Twist ye, twine ye! even so Mingle shades of joy and woe, Hope, and fear, and...twilight bending, . Lo, what varied shapes attending! Passions wild, and follies vain, Pleasures soon exchanged for pain, Doubt, and jealousy, and fear,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 378 pages
...following paraphrase of what, from a few intelligible phrases, he concluded to be its purport :" — Hope, and fear, and peace, and strife, In the thread...twilight bending, Lo, what varied shapes attending! Passions wild, and follies vain, Pleasures soon exchanged for pain ; Doubt, and jealousy, and fear,... | |
 | English poetry - 1822 - 820 pages
...chain of endearing, and delightful association SONG By Sir Walter Scott. 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 life beginning,... | |
 | 1822 - 394 pages
...fleeting as 'tis fair. • * «• LINES, WRITTEN BY SIR WALTER SCOTT. 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,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1829 - 388 pages
...Carlaverock castle, six or seven miles from Dumfries, and near to Lochar-moss. D2 Twist ye, twine ye! even so Mingle shades of joy and woe, Hope, and fear, and...twilight bending, Lo, what varied shapes attending! Passions wild, and Follies vain, Pleasures soon exchanged for pain; Doubt, and Jealousy, and Fear,... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...from a few intelligible phrases, he concluded to be its purport : " — TWIST ye, twine ye ! even so, Mingle shades of joy and woe, Hope, and fear, and...twilight bending, Lo, what varied shapes attending ! Passions wild, and follies vain, Pleasure soon exchanged for pain ; Doubt, and jealousy, and fear,... | |
 | 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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