| Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 페이지
...seen this broken pile eomplete, Big with the vanity of state ; But transient is the smile of Fate ! A little rule, a little sway, A sun-beam in a winter's...and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. And see the rivers how they run, Through woods and meads, in shade and sun, Sometimes swift, sometimes... | |
| William T. Bain - 1839 - 166 페이지
...of the sentiment expressed by the Poet concerning the world, its pride and honor : " A little pomp, a, little sway, . A sun-beam in a winter's day, Is all the great, the mighty have , Petween the cradle and the grave," MEDITATION X. MORALITY, PIETY, AND I10LINESS.... | |
| John Wesley - 1840 - 780 페이지
...cathedral, and what is left of many grand buildings, yield a melancholy pleasure. Thus A little power, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's day, Is all the great and mighty nave Between the cradle and the grave ! We lodged at Castle Dermot, and reached Dublin... | |
| Book - 1841 - 164 페이지
...seen this broken pile complete, Big with the vanity of state : But transient is the smile of fate ! A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's...and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. And see the rivers, how they run Through woods and meads, in shade and sun ! Sometimes swift, sometimes... | |
| 1841 - 404 페이지
...tempest's thundering roar, So does the blaze of memory Stir up the scenes so calm before. " A LITTLE pomp, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's day, Is all the great and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave'." MART. Original. ZOOLOGY. RT PROFESSOR MERRICR.... | |
| Alonzo Potter, George Barrell Emerson - 1842 - 586 페이지
...natural play of his finer feelings. The sunshine of the breast is something more than a metaphor. " A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's...and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave." Let the teacher, who often has too much of the two first, take care to get his portion of the last.... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 페이지
...seen this broken pile complete,. Big with the vanity of state ; But transient is the smile of fate ! " _ .x_ . `_ . And see the rivers, how they run Through woods and meads, in shade and son, Sometimes swift, sometimes... | |
| 1844 - 498 페이지
...pile complete, Bij with the vanity of state j But transient is th« smile of fate. A little rule, л little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's day. Is all the...mighty have Between the cradle and the grave."— DTER. To how many solemn reflections are such scenes as that here represented calculated to give rise... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 페이지
...love," which has met with defenders. Big with the vanity of state : But transient is the smile of fate ! A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's...and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. And see the rivers, how they run Through woods and meads, in shade and sun ! Sometimes swift, sometimes... | |
| Book - 1847 - 216 페이지
...seen this broken pile complete, Big with the vanity of state : But transient is the smile of fate ! A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's...and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. And see the rivers, how they run Through woods and meads, in shade and sun ! Sometimes swift, sometimes... | |
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