 | Henry Troth Coates - American poetry - 1881 - 1138 pages
...and man he dies ! Like to the grass that's newly sprung Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the n their turn have been hid ; The treasures arc squander'd again, And here in the grave are all metal singing of a swan, — E'en such is man; — who lives by breath. Is here, now there, in life and death.—... | |
 | Epes Sargent - American poetry - 1881 - 1000 pages
...sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearleil dew of May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan ; Even such is man, who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death. The... | |
 | Passages, John Allen Giles - English poetry - 1881 - 744 pages
...newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to day, Oi like the p.early dew of May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan, E'en such is man ; — who lives by breath, Now here, now there, in life and death.... | |
 | Gus Williams - 1881 - 556 pages
...sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearly dew in May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan ; Even such is man, who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death. The... | |
 | Epes Sargent - American poetry - 1882 - 1002 pages
...and man he dies. Like to the grass that's newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the otion ; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Water, water, everywhere, And all the bo singing of n swan ; Even snch is man, who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death. The... | |
 | Holy thoughts - 1882 - 744 pages
...newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearl'd dew of May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan, E'en such is man ; — who lives by breath, Now here, now there, in life and death,... | |
 | Sunday school teachers - 1883 - 550 pages
...Or like the tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearled dew in May, Or like an hour, or like a span, •-•/•• Or like the singing of the swan ; Even such is man, who lives by breath, '•'.'•'* Is here, now there, in life... | |
 | Edwin O. Chapman - American poetry - 1884 - 430 pages
...and man he dies ! Like to the grass that's newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearled dew of...May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan. E'en such is man ; who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death. •... | |
 | Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1884 - 296 pages
...and man he dies ! Like to the grass that's newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearled dew of...May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of the swan. E'en such is man : who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death.... | |
 | Recitations - 1884 - 780 pages
...sprung, Or like a tale that's now begun, Or like the bird that's here to-day, Or like the pearly dew in May, Or like an hour, or like a span, Or like the singing of a swan; Even such is man, who lives by breath, 'Is here, now there, in life and death. The... | |
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Even such is man; who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life, and death. The grass withers, the tale is ended; The bird is flown, the dew's ascended; The hour is short, the span not long; The swan's near death; man's life is done. 
