 one, Though I must go, endure not yet A breach, but an expansion. Like gold to airy thinness beat. If they be two, they are two so As stiff twin compasses are two : Thy soul, the fix'd foot, makes no show To move ; but doth if the other do. And though...  London - Seite 350herausgegeben von - 1841Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - 1876 - 586 Seiten
...of the mind, Care not hands, eyes, or lips to miss. '' Our two souls therefore which are one, Thmigh I must go, endure not yet A breach, but an expansion, Like gold to airy thinness beat." The fears of his wife proved prophetic. The story is & curious one, and is best told iii the words... | |
 | John Bell - 1799 - 402 Seiten
...eyes, lips, and hands, to miss, ¡SS Our two souls therefore, which are one, Tho' I must go, indure not yet A breach, but an expansion. Like gold to airy...thinness beat. If they be two, they are two so As sttlr'twin compasses are two; me, Thy soul, the fix'dtbot, makes no show To move, but doth if th' other... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 Seiten
...may be doubted whether absurdity ingenuity has the better claim: Our two souls therefore, which are one, Though I must go, endure not yet A breach, but an expanson, Like gold to airy thinness beat. If they: be two, they are two so As stiff twin-compasses... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 Seiten
...twin-compasses are two, Thy soul the fixt foot, makes no showTo more, but doth, if i\i other do. And \ And though it in the centre sit, Yet when the other far doth roatr, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect, as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to m?,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 Seiten
...be doubted whether absurdity or ingenuity has the better claim: Our two souls therefore, which are one, Though I must go, endure not yet A breach, but...thinness beat. If they be two, they are two so As stiff twin-compasses are two: Thy soul, the fixt foot, makes no show To move, but doth, if th' other do.... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 Seiten
...may be doubted whethi absurdity or ingenuity has the better claim: Our two souls therefore, which are one, Though I must go, endure not yet A breach, but...thinness beat. If they be two, they are two so As stiff twin-compasses are two: Thy soul, the fixt foot, makes no show To move, but doth, if th' other do.... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 Seiten
...be doubted whether absurdity or ingenuity has the better claim : Our two souls therefore, which are one, Though I must go, endure not yet A breach, but...thinness beat. If they be two, they are two so As stiff twin-compasses are two : Thy soul, the fixt foot, makes no show To move, but doth, if th' other do.... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 292 Seiten
...be doubted whether absurdity or ingenuity has the better claim: Our two souls therefore, which are one, Though I must go, endure not yet A breach, but...thinness beat. If they be two, they are two so As stiff twin-compasses are two: Thy soul, the fixt foot, makes no show To move, but doth, if th' other do.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 452 Seiten
...ingenuity has the better claim. Our two souls therefore, which are one, Though I must go, endure nut yet A breach, but an expansion, Like gold to airy...the fix'd foot, makes no show To move, but doth, if th' other do. And though it in the centre sit, Vet when the other far doth roam, It leans, and hearkens... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 564 Seiten
...doubted whether absurdity or ingenuity has better claim : Our two souls, therefore, which are on«, Though I must go, endure not yet A breach, but an...thinness beat. If they be two, they are two so As stitrtwin compassés are two; Thy soul, the flx'd foot, makes no show To move, but doth if the other... | |
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