War, death, or sickness, did lay siege to it ; 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, —... The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare - Seite 113von William Shakespeare - 1821Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| William Shakespeare - 1600 - 98 Seiten
...could ever read, Could ever hear by talc or history, The course of true love never did run smooth : Or if there were a sympathy in. choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it ; Making it momentary as a sound, j . Swift as a shadow, short as any dream, • £ Brief as the lightning in the... | |
| David Garrick - 1798 - 318 Seiten
...course of true love never did run smooth, But either it was different in blood, Strangely misgrafted in respect of years, Or else it stood upon the choice of friends, Or if there were a sympathy of choice; War, death, or sickness, did lay siege to it : Making it momentary as a sound, Swift as... | |
| David Garrick - 1798 - 318 Seiten
...course of true love never did run smooth, But either it was different in blood, Strangely misgrafted in respect of years, Or else it stood upon the choice of rriends, Or if there were a sympathy of choice; War, death, or sickness, did lay siege to it : Making... | |
| William Lisle Bowles - 1800 - 208 Seiten
...course of true love never did run smooth, But either it was different in blood; Or else misgraffed in respect of years; Or else it stood upon the choice...choice, War, death, or sickness, did lay siege to it." Midsummer Night's Dream. IB. L. 18. But Hope her animating -voice apply1 d. " Dejefted Pity at his... | |
| William Lisle Bowles - 1800 - 216 Seiten
...true love never did run smooth, But either it was different in blood ; Or else misgraffed in respeft of years; Or else it stood upon the choice of friends;...choice, War, death, or sickness, did lay siege to it." Midsummer Night's Dream. i IB. L. 18. But Hope her animating voice apply' d. " Dejefted Pity at his... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 424 Seiten
...Or else it stood upon the choice of friends : Her. O hell ! to choose love by another's eye ! Lys. Or, if there were a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it ; Making it momentany6 as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied7... | |
| William Lisle Bowles - 1805 - 216 Seiten
...course of true love never did run smooth. But either it was different in blood ; Or else misgraffed in respect of years ; Or else it stood upon the choice...choice, War, death, or sickness, did lay siege to it." Midsummer Night's Dream. IB. L. 18. But Hope her animating voice afply'd. " Dejected Pity at his side... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 410 Seiten
...friends: Her. O spite! too old to be engag'd to young! Her. O hell! to choose love by another's eye! Lys. Or, if there were a sympathy in choice, War, death,...did lay siege to it; Making it momentany as a sound, 7 Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night/ That, in a spleen,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 328 Seiten
...l.ys. Or else it stood nnon the choio? of friends: Htrr. O helL! to choose love by another's eye! l.ys. Or, if there were a sympathy in choice, War, death,...sickness did lay siege to it; Making it momentany as a sonnd. Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the rollied night, Thai, in... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 518 Seiten
...Or else it stood upon the choice of friends : Her. O hell ! to choose love by another's eye ! Lys. Or, if there were a sympathy in choice, War, death,...sickness did lay siege to it ; Making it momentany as a sound,7 Swift as a shadow, short as any dream; Brief as the lightning in the collied night,8 That,... | |
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