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" gainst his glory fight, And Time that gave doth now his gift confound. Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth And delves the parallels in beauty's brow, Feeds on the rarities of nature's truth, And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow; And yet... "
Shakespeare and His Times: Including the Biography of the Poet; Criticism on ... - Page 84
by Nathan Drake - 1817
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A cyclopædia of poetical quotations, arranged by H.G. Adams

Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...though we sleep, or wake, or roam, or ride, Aye fleeth the time; it will no man abide. — Chaucer. Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And...truth, And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow. Shakspere. Even such is time, that takes on trust Our youth, our joys, our all we have, And pays us...
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A cyclopædia of sacred poetical quotations, ed. by H.G. Adams

Cyclopaedia, Henry Gardiner Adams - 1854 - 762 pages
...crown'd, Crooked eclipses 'gainst his glory fight, And time that gave, doth now his gift confound. Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And...truth. And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow. Shakspere. Misshapen time, copesmate of ugly night; Swifi subtle post, carrier of grisly care; Eater...
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The Poems of William Shakespear

William Shakespeare - 1855 - 280 pages
...crowned, Crooked eclipses 'gainst his glory fight, And time that gave, doth now his gift confound. Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And...stand, Praising thy worth, despite his cruel hand. 61 Is it thy will, thy image should keep open My heavy eyelids to the weary night? Dost thou desire...
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The Complete Works of Shakespeare, from the Original Text: Tragedies

William Shakespeare, Charles Knight - 1854 - 684 pages
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The Poetical Works of William Shakespeare and the Earl of Surrey

William Shakespeare, Henry Howard Earl of Surrey, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 364 pages
...crown'd, Crooked eclipses 'gainst his glory fight, And Time, that gave, doth now his gift confound. Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And...stand, Praising thy worth, despite his cruel hand. 1 ' Whe'r : ' whether.—2 ' Main of light : ' the ocean of the sun. LXI. Is it thy will thy image...
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The Poems of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - 1856 - 412 pages
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Laconics: Or the Best Words of the Best Authors ...

John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 374 pages
...being crown'd Crooked eclipses 'gainst his glory fight, And time that gave, doth now his gift confound. Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And...truth, And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow. Shakspeafe. CCCCLXV. Good breeding is the result of much good sense, some good nature, and a little...
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Laconics, Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors: In Three Volumes, Volume 2

Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 372 pages
...being crown'd Crooked eclipses 'gainst his glory fight, And time that gave, doth now his gift confound. Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And...truth, And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow. Shakspeare. CCCCLXV. Good breeding is the result of much good sense, some good nature, and a little...
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The works of William Shakspere. Knight's Cabinet ed., with ..., Volume 11

William Shakespeare - 1856 - 424 pages
...crown'd, Crooked eclipses 'gainst his glory fight, And Time, that pave, doth now his gift confound. Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth, And delves the parallels in beauty's brow ; I'Yeds on the rarities of nature's truth, And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow. And yet,...
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The Plays & Poems of Shakespeare: Venus & Adonis. The rape of Lucrece ...

William Shakespeare - 1857 - 336 pages
...'gainst his glory fight ; And time that gave, doth now his gift confound. Time doth transfix the florish set on youth, And delves the parallels in beauty's...stand, Praising thy worth, despite his cruel hand. LXI. Is it thy will, thy image should keep open My heavy eyelids to the weary night ? Dost thou desire...
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