 | Literature - 1886 - 562 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.... | |
 | C. E. Alexander - Religious poetry, English - 1886 - 346 pages
...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.... | |
 | Recitations - 1889 - 236 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 and death.... | |
 | Mrs. Grace Townsend - English poetry - 1890 - 640 pages
...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... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1890 - 394 pages
...dies! Like to the grass that 's newly sprung, Or like a tale that 's new begun, Or like a 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 ; Even such is man, who lives by breath, Is here, now there, in life and death. The... | |
 | Grace Townsend - English poetry - 1891 - 570 pages
...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... | |
 | Building stones - 1893 - 814 pages
...O- 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 and death.... | |
 | James Baldwin - English poetry - 1894 - 376 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.... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Literature - 1894 - 544 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.... | |
 | George Jacob Holyoake - Debates and debating - 1895 - 294 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 and death.... | |
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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. 
