 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - 394 σελίδες
...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. The... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1733 - 600 σελίδες
...as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the collted night, ' That (in a fpleen) unfolds both heav'n and earth » , And ere a man hath power to fay, Behold! The jaws of darknefs do devour it up j So quick bright things come to confufion.- ... Her. If then true lovers... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1745 - 582 σελίδες
...fhort as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That (in a fpleen) unfolds both heav'n 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. Her. If then true lovers have... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1747 - 550 σελίδες
...' 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 enough, yet I believe... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1747 - 556 σελίδες
...Dream. 99 " * Brief as the fighming in the » collied night, " That (in a Iplecn) unfolds both heav'n and earth ; " And ere a man hath power to fay, Behold ! " The jaws of darknefs do devour it up j So quick bright things come to confufion. . Her. If then true lovers have... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1767 - 488 σελίδες
...Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That (in afpleen) unfolds both heav'n and eartft1 f- r" v' And ere a man hath power to fay, Behold ! .-''- " '•• ' The jaws of darknefs do devour it tip ; So quick bright things come to eonfufion. >• •• Her. If then true... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 σελίδες
...proper word. Brief as the lightning in the collied night, 6 That (in a fpleen) unfolds both heav'n and earth, And ere a man hath power to fay, Behold! The jaws of darknefs to devour ic up -, So quick bright things come to contufion.—— Her, If then true lovers... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 474 σελίδες
...proper word. The 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. If... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 494 σελίδες
...as any dream, Brief as the lightening in the collied night, That (in a fpleen) unfolds both heav'n 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 confulion. Her. If then true lovers have... | |
 | Mrs. Griffith (Elizabeth), Elizabeth Griffith - 1775 - 626 σελίδες
...lay liege to it; Making it momentary as a found, Swift as a fliadow, (hort as any dream, Brief _as the lightning in the collied night, That in a fpleen...a man hath power to fay, Behold ! • The jaws of darknefs do devour it up: So quick bright things come to confufion! SCENE III. .: . In this fcene we... | |
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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 :... 
