 More mortal than the common births of Fate. Each moment has its sickle, emulous Of Time's enormous scythe, whose ample sweep Strikes empires from the root; each moment plays His little weapon in the narrower sphere Of sweet domestic comfort, and cuts...  Annual Report - Page xii1873Full view - About this book
 | Charles Feist - 1833 - 304 pages
...the last, and with a little pin Bores through his castle wall, and — farewell King ! SHAKSPEARE. Each moment has its sickle, emulous Of Time's enormous...the root; each moment plays His little weapon in the narrower sphere Of sweet domestic comfort, and cuts down The fairest bloom of sublunary bliss ! YOUNG.... | |
 | Elizabeth Margaret Chandler, Benjamin Lundy - American poetry - 1836 - 318 pages
...changeful and evanescent are all terrestrial scenes ! How extremely uncertain is our hold on time ! " Each moment has its sickle, emulous Of Time's enormous...and cuts down The fairest bloom of sublunary bliss." YOUNG. In the spring of 1834, she was attacked by a remittent fever, which continued to prey upon her... | |
 | Elizabeth Margaret Chandler - 1836 - 418 pages
...changeful and evanescent are all terrestrial scenes! How extremely uncertain is our hold on time! " Each moment has its sickle, emulous Of Time's enormous...and cuts down The fairest bloom of sublunary bliss." YOUNG. In the spring of 1834, she was attacked by a remittent fever, which continued to prey upon her... | |
 | English poetry - 1836 - 558 pages
...revolutions every hour, And rarely for the better ; or the best More mortal than the common births of Fate. Each Moment has its sickle, emulous Of Time's enormous...Strikes empires from the root : each Moment plays His liule weapon in the narrower sphere Of sweet domestic comfort, and cuts down The fairest bloom of sublunary... | |
 | Elizabeth Margaret Chandler, Benjamin Lundy - American poetry - 1836 - 320 pages
...changeful and evanescent are all terrestrial scenes ! How extremely uncertain is our hold on time ! " Each moment has its sickle, emulous Of Time's enormous scythe, whose ample sweep Strikes empires from tire root ; each moment plays His little weapon in the narrow sphere Of sweet domestic comfort, and... | |
 | Edward Young - 1837 - 310 pages
...the better ; or the best More mortal than the common births of Fate. Each moment has its sii-.idc, emulous Of Time's enormous scythe, whose ample sweep...root ; each moment plays His little weapon in the narrower sphere 196 Of sweet domestic comfort, and cuts down The fairest bloom of sublunary bliss.... | |
 | Edward Young - Bible - 1839 - 300 pages
...ample sweep His little weapon in the narrower sphere Strikes empires from the root: each moment plays Of sweet domestic comfort, and cuts down The fairest bloom of sublunary bliss. Bliss! sublunary bliss!—proud words, and vain ! Implicit treason to divine decree! A bold invasion... | |
 | Elizabeth Margaret Chandler - Antislavery movements - 1845 - 320 pages
...changeful and evanescent are all terrestrial scenes ! How extremely uncertain is our hold on time ! " Each moment has its sickle, emulous Of Time's enormous...and cuts down The fairest bloom of sublunary bliss." YOUNG. In the spring of 1834, she was attacked by a remittent fever, which continued to prey upon her... | |
 | Richard Parry (of Kington.) - 1845 - 328 pages
...of triumph of faith,' August the 13th, 1817, aged 24 years. ' Death is swallowed up in victory.'" " Each moment plays His little weapon in the narrow...and cuts down The fairest bloom of sublunary bliss." " Charles Sayer died in 1754, aged 54 years. Mary, his wife died in 1752, aged 60 years." " William... | |
 | 1846 - 656 pages
...(alas ! that we should have such painful evidence of their truth,) are the words of the poet, « " Each moment has its sickle, emulous Of Time's enormous scythe, whose ample sweep Strikes empires from their root. Each moment plays His little weapon in the narrower sphere Of sweet domestic comfort, and... | |
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