 | W. K. - 1865 - 260 strani
...One in Three, and Three in One, Thrice we bow to Thee alone ! AUSTIN. l&uman. How fading are the joys we dote upon, Like apparitions seen and gone : But...and bright ; Mortality's too weak to bear them long. No power can justly praise Him but must be As great, as infinite as He. He comprehends His boundless... | |
 | W. K. - 1865 - 238 strani
...adored ! One in Three, and Three in One, Thrice we bow to Thee alone ! l^uman, How fading are the joys we dote upon, Like apparitions seen and gone : But...and bright ; Mortality's too weak to bear them long. NORRIS. d5oti. No power can justly praise Him but must be As great, as infinite as He. He comprehends... | |
 | Bourchier Wrey Savile - 1865 - 310 strani
...sorrow, dry the tear, And end with joy our earthly days. XXXI. HEAVENLY JOYS. OW fading are the joys we dote upon ! Like apparitions seen and gone ; But...and strong; Like angels' visits, short and bright, Mortality 's too weak to bear them long. John Norris, ijlh Cent. XXXII. HEAVENLY JOYS. N sacred loneliness,... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 strani
...better, as my strength wears away. The Old Man's Wish. JOHN NORRIS. 1657-1711. How fading are the joys we dote upon ! Like apparitions seen and gone ; But...their flight Are the most exquisite and strong ; Like angel's visits, short and bright, Mortality 's too weak to bear them long. The Parting. TOM BROWN.... | |
 | Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club - 1894 - 612 strani
...are ye joys we dote upon Like apparitions seen and gone But those wh soonest take their flight Are ye most exquisite and strong Like Angels' visits short...and bright Mortality's too weak to bear them long. It is hard ye hour to pass. II. — Underneath lie the remains of Daniel James, the son of James James,... | |
 | Treasury - 1869 - 474 strani
...better, as my strength wears away. The Old Man's Wuh. JOHN NORRIS. 1657-171i. TT OW fading are the joys we dote upon ! •*• Like apparitions seen and gone...their flight Are the most exquisite and strong ; Like angel's visits, short and bright, Mortality's too weak to bear them long. Tlie Parting. BROWN— DEFOE—... | |
 | 1869 - 634 strani
...felicitous simile with even nicer felicity ? It occurs in his pathetic little " Parting," aa follows :— " How fading are the joyes we dote upon, Like apparitions...seen and gone : But those which soonest take their night, Are the most exquisite and strong. Like angels' visits, short and bright ; Mortality's too weak... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1874 - 798 strani
...beat the drums." 238 Norris. — Pope. — Southerne. JOHN NORRIS. 1657-1711. How fading are the joys we dote upon ! Like apparitions seen and gone ; But...exquisite and strong ; Like angels' visits, short and bright,1 Mortality 's too weak to bear them long. The Parting. DR. WALTER POPE. 1630-1714. May I govern... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1875 - 794 strani
...MILTON. The angel ended, and in Adam's ear So charming left his voice. MILTON. How fading are the joys we dote upon ! Like apparitions seen and gone ; But...and bright, Mortality's too weak to bear them long. JOHN NORRIS : The Parting. Thy beauty appears, In its graces and airs, All bright as an angel new dropp'd... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1875 - 890 strani
...smiling, destructive man. Theodosius. Act iii. Sc. 2. JOHN NORRIS. 1657-1711. How fading are the joys we dote upon ! Like apparitions seen and gone ; But...exquisite and strong ; Like angels' visits, short and bright,3 Mortality 's too weak to bear them long. The Parting. THOMAS SOUTHERNE. 1660-1746. Pity 's... | |
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How fading are the joys we dote upon ! Like apparitions seen and gone ; But those which soonest take their flight ^ Are the most exquisite and strong : Like angels 
