And what's a life ? a weary pilgrimage, Whose glory in one day doth fill the stage With childhood, manhood, and decrepit age. And what's a life ? the flourishing array Of the proud summer meadow, which to-day Wears her green plush, and is to-morrow hay. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau - Página 465por Henry David Thoreau - 1893Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
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...Whose glory, in one day, doth fill the stage With childhood, manhood, and decrepidage. And what's a life ? The flourishing array Of the proud summer -meadow,...to-day Wears her green plush, and is to-morrow hay. And what's a life ? A blast sustain'd with cloathing, Maintain'd with food, retain'd with vile self-loathing,... | |
| Richard Cattermole, Henry Stebbing - 1835 - 402 páginas
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| Giles Fletcher - 1836 - 400 páginas
...weary pilgrimage, Whose glory in one day doth fill the stage With childhood, manhood, and decrepit age. And what 'sa life ? the flourishing array Of the proud...to-day Wears her green plush, and is to-morrow hay. Read on this dial, how the shades devour My short-liv'd winter's day ; hour eats up hour ; Alas ! the... | |
| Robert Folkestone Williams - 1839 - 946 páginas
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| Thoughts - 1843 - 168 páginas
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| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 páginas
....*ta¿fe With childhood, manhood, and decrepit age. Avid what's a life ! — the flourishing aiTay Of the proud summer meadow, which to-day Wears her green plush, and is to-morrow hay. CYCLOPAEDIA OF тоШ.« Read on this dial, how the shades devour My short-lived winter's day ! hour... | |
| William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1847 - 850 páginas
...Whose glory in one day doth fill the stage With childhood, manhood, and decrepit age. And what's a life ? — the flourishing array Of the proud summer...to-day Wears her green plush, and is to-morrow hay. Read on this dial how the shades devour My short-lived winter's day ! hour eats up hour : Alas ! the... | |
| 1847 - 164 páginas
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...the stage With childhood, manhood, and decrepit age. And what's a life ! — the flourishing array 3f kings, and Lord of lord«, by whose will and pleasure king* and kingdoms stand and CYCLOPEDIA OF то 1649. Read on this dial, how the shades devour My short-lived winter's day ! hour... | |
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