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 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 pages
...current skim, Some shew their gaily-gilded trim Quick-glancing to the sun. To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of Man : And they that creep,...they that fly, Shall end where they began. Alike the Busy and the Gay But flutter through Life's little day, In Fortune's varying colours dress'd : Brush'd... | |
 | 1850 - 498 pages
...current skim, Some show their gayly-gilded trim Quick-glancing to the sun. To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of Man ; And they that creep,...they that fly, Shall end where they began. Alike the busy and the gay But flutter through life's little day, In Fortune's varying colors dressed ; Brushed... | |
 | Esq. J. B. (Barrister-at-Law.), John Bill - Paris (France) - 1850 - 586 pages
...is the race of man; And they who creep, and they who fly, Must end where they began. Alike the busy and the gay But flutter through life's little day, In fortune's varying colours dressed, Brushed by the hand of rough mischance, Or chilled with age, their airy dance They leave,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1851 - 380 pages
...current skim, Some shew their gayly-gilded trim Quick-glancing to the sun. To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of Man : And they that creep,...they that fly. Shall end where they began. Alike the Busy and the Gay But flutter thro' life's little day, In Fortune's varying colours drest: V. 24. Thus... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...current skim, Some show their gaily-gilded trim, Quick-glancing to the sun. To contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of man ; And they that creep...they that fly Shall end where they began. Alike the busy and the gay In fortune's varying colours drest; But flutter through life's little day, Or chilled... | |
 | Henry Drury - English poetry - 1851 - 386 pages
...current skim, Some shew their gaily-gilded trim Quick glancing to the sun. To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of man : And they that creep,...they that fly, Shall end where they began. Alike the busy and the gay But flutter through life's little day, In fortune's varying colours drest : Brushed... | |
 | Naturalist pseud, Edward Wilson (M.A., F.L.S.) - 1852 - 444 pages
...current skim Some show their gaily-gilded trim, Quick-glancing to the sun. To contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of man ; And they that creep,...they that fly, Shall end where they began. Alike the busy and the gay But flutter through life's little day In fortune's varying colours dress'd : Brush'd... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1852 - 332 pages
...current skim, Some shew their gaily-gilded trim, Quick-glancing to tha sari. To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of man : And they that creep,...they that fly, Shall end where they began. Alike the busy and the gay But flutter through life's little day, In fortune's varying colours drest: Brush'd... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - English literature - 1852 - 570 pages
...current skim, Some show their gaily-gilded trim, Quick glancing to the sun. To contemplation's sober eye, Such is the race of Man: And they that creep,...they that fly, Shall end where they began. Alike the busy and the gay, But flutter through life's little day, In fortune's varying colours drest, Brushed... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1853 - 368 pages
...current skim, Some shew their gayly-gilded trim Quick-glancing to the sun. To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of Man: And they that creep,...they that fly, Shall end where they began. Alike the Busy and the Gay But flutter thro' life's little day, In Fortune's varying colors drest: V. 24. Thus... | |
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