 | William Shakespeare - 1600 - 98 lapas
...as any dream, • £ Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds botli heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold ! j The jaws of darkness do devour it up : So quick bright things come to confusion. 2 Her. If then... | |
 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - 394 lapas
...momentary as a Sound, Swift as a Shadow, fhort as any Dream, Brief as the Lightning in the rallied Night, That in a Spleen unfolds both Heaven and Earth; And ere a Man hath Power to fay, Eelfold, The Jaws of Darknefs do devour it up ; So quick bright Things come to Confufion. Ibid.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1747 - 550 lapas
...Athenian law Cannot purfae us. ' If thou lov'ft me then, Steal 8 Brief as the lightening In the {allied Night, That, in a Spleen, unfolds both Heaven and Earth, And ere a man hath power to fay, behold ! The ja-ias of darknefs da devour it up. ] Tho' the word Split* be here employed odly... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1747 - 576 lapas
...Athenian law Cannot purfae us. ' If thou lov'ft me then, Steal 8 Brief as the lightening in the collitd Night, That, in a Spleen, unfolds both Heaven and Earth, And ere a man hath fewer If fay, behold ! Tbejatvt of darkntfi da devour it up. ] Tho' the word Spleen be here employed... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 474 lapas
...modern editors, momtntary. JOHNSON. Brief as the lightning in the collied night, 7 That (in a fpleen) unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to fay, Beheld! The jaws of darknefs do devour it up: So quick bright things come to confufion.— Her.... | |
 | Mrs. Griffith (Elizabeth), Elizabeth Griffith - 1775 - 626 lapas
...as a fliadow, (hort as any dream, Brief _as the lightning in the collied night, That in a fpleen • unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to fay, Behold ! • The jaws of darknefs do devour it up: So quick bright things come to confufion! SCENE... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1784 - 1116 lapas
...a fhadow, fhort as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the colly 'd 3 night, That, in a fpleen *, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man. hath power to fay, — Behold ! The jaws of darknefs do devour it up : So quick bright things come to confufion.... | |
 | 1788 - 742 lapas
...as our iweet bar4 cxpreffcs it, " Brief as the lightning in the collied night, , That, in a fpleen, unfolds both heaven and earth ; And ere a man hath power to fay, Behold— The jaws of darkncfs do devour it up." " Louifa only faid, " My deareft father ! —... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1787 - 694 lapas
...as a fhadow, fhort as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the colly'd nighr, That, in ° a fpleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to fay,—Behold ! The jaws of darknefs do devour it up : So quick bright things come to conftifion. Her.... | |
 | Andrew Becket - 1787 - 494 lapas
...bands, or tied up. Amaftift". . ^ ^ / Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, hi a fpleen, unfolds both heaven and earth^ And ere a man hath power to fay, — hehold ! The jaws of darhnefi do devour it up.] Though the word fpleen be here employed oddly... | |
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Making it momentary as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth. And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold ! The jaws of darkness do devour it up :... 
