 THE flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies. What is this world's delight? Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright.  Death; with other poems - Page 157by Robert Montgomery - 1834Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1824 - 798 pages
...Spirit, I love thee— Thou art love and life ! О come. Make oncfr more my heart thy hume ! iHntabüitp. The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies ; All that we wish to stay, Tempts and then UK» ; Whflt is this world's delight » Lightning that mocks the night. Brief even as bright. Virtue,... | |
 | Percy Bysshe Shelley - English poetry - 1824 - 440 pages
...And they learn little there, except to know. That shadows follow them where'er they go. MUTABILITY. THE flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All...Tempts and then flies; What is this world's delight ? Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright. Virtue, how frail it is ! Friendship too rare!... | |
 | 1825 - 424 pages
...progress in every specie* of useful and laudable knowledge. BLIGHTED AFFECTION. A Sketch. The flow'r, that smiles to-day, To-morrow dies — All that we wish to stay Tempts, and then flies. PB Shelley, SCARCELY any thing is more fatal to the future comfort and felicity of men endowed with... | |
 | Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1826 - 156 pages
...And they learn little there, except to know That shadows follow them where'er they go. MUTABILITY. THE flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies ; All...Tempts and then flies ; What is this world's delight ? Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright. Virtue, how frail it is ! Friendship too rare... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1829 - 575 pages
...few. And they learn Utile there, cicept to know That shadows follow them where'er they go. MUTABILITY. THE flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies ; All...Tempts and then flies: What is this world's delight! Lightning that mocks the night. Brief even as bright. Virtue, how frail it is! Friendship loo rare!... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1831 - 628 pages
...they learn little there, except to know That shadows follow them where'er they go. MUTABILITY. TUE Lightning that mocks the night. Brief even as bright Virtue, how frail it is ! Friendship too rare... | |
 | Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1834 - 888 pages
...know That shadows follow them where'er they go. MUTABILITY. THE flower that smiles to-day Tu-morrow dies ; All that we wish to stay. Tempts and then flies; What is this world's delight ? Lightning that mocks the night, Uriel' even as hright. Virtue, how frail it is ! Friendship too rare... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 pages
...ebullitions of evil; but they arc also worse than their outbursts of noble enthusiasm. JP RICHTER. MUTABHJTY. THE flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All...Tempts, and then flies. What is this world's delight ? Lightning that mocks the sight, Brief even as bright. Virtue, how frail it is, Friendship, too rare!... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 412 pages
...lizards are. Children of a sunnier star, Spirits from beyond the moon, O, refuse the boon ! MUTABILITY. THE flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies ; All...Tempts and then flies : What is this world's delight ? Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright. Virtue, how frail it is ! Friendship too rare... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 336 pages
...are. Children of a sunnier star, Spirits from heyond the moon, O, refuse the hoon ! MUTAB1L1TY. THK flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies ; All that...Tempts and then flies : What is this world's delight ? Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as hright. Virtue, how frail it is ! Friendship too rare... | |
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