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 novels and romances of A.E. Bray - Seite 77von Anna Eliza Bray - 1845Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 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, or 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... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 384 Seiten
...Lys. 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 momentany as a sound,1 Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied... | |
| 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, or 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... | |
| 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, or 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... | |
| William Lisle Bowles - 1805 - 216 Seiten
...different in blood ; Or else misgraffed in respect of years ; Or else it stood upon the choice of friends ; Or, if there were a sympathy in 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 - 1806 - 414 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,...as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night', That, in a spleen 10, unfolds both heaven and earth,... | |
| Regina Maria Roche - 1807 - 498 Seiten
...of years, Or elsr it stood upon the choice of friends : Or if there were a sympathy in choice, Wir, death, or sickness did lay siege to it, Making it...as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the light*ning in the colly'd night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth ;... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1807 - 472 Seiten
...Lys. 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 uiomentany as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream; Brief as the lightning in the collied... | |
| William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 578 Seiten
...else it stood upon (he choice of friends: — /Ar. O hell! to chuse love by another's eye J Lys. Or it there were a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness, did lay siege to it; Making it momentary a» a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; 13rief as the lightning in the colly'd ' niglijt... | |
| Mrs. Costello - 1809 - 214 Seiten
...different in blood, Or else misgrafted in respect of years; Or else it stood upon the choice of friends: Or if there were a sympathy in choice, War, death,...as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream. SHAKESPEAK. REJOICED at having been successful in her application, Louisa seized the first opportunity... | |
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