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" 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, — Behold ! The jaws of darkness do devour it up :... "
Familiar quotations [compiled] by J. Bartlett. Author's ed - Page 32
by Familiar quotations - 1883
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Midsummer-night's dream. Love's ...

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 550 pages
...momentany9 as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the collied3 night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and...devour it up. So quick bright things come to confusion. Her. If then true lovers have been ever crossed, It stands as an edict in destiny. Then let us teach...
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Lectures on History: Second and Concluding Series, on the French ..., Volume 2

William Smyth - France - 1840 - 462 pages
...to the next sitting. " Swift as a shadow, short as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the colly'd night, That in a spleen unfolds both heaven and earth,...say, Behold ! The jaws of darkness do devour it up." Only two days after this oath of union and peace had been taken with so much unanimity and enthusiasm,...
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The album of love, containing love thoughts [in verse] by many contributors

Album - 1841 - 158 pages
...a sympathy in choice, 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...devour it up : So quick bright things come to confusion ! SHAKSPERE. Le veritable amour ne .peut exister sans l'estime ; mais l'estime la plus parfaite ne...
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The Philosophy of Shakspere: Extracted from His Plays

William Shakespeare, Michael Henry Rankin - 1841 - 266 pages
...a sympathy in choice, 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...the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heav'n and earth, And ere a man hath power to say ' Behold !' The jaws of darkness do devour it up...
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The Works of William Shakespeare: Measure for measure ; Comedy of errors ...

William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1842 - 582 pages
...as a sound ', Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night 2, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth,...it up : So quick bright things come to confusion. Her. If, then, true lovers have been ever cross'd, It stands as an edict in destiny : Then, let us...
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The Lottery of Life [and Other Stories]

Marguerite Countess of Blessington - English fiction - 1842 - 416 pages
...short as any dream, Brief as thelightning in the collied night, That (in a spleen} unfolds bolh hcav'n and earth; And, ere a man hath power to say behold,...it up— So quick bright things come to confusion." "And now mine will be the dreary lot of dragging on existence with a heart and hand plighted to one,...
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The Lottery of Life, Volume 1

Marguerite Gardiner (countess of Blessington.) - British literature - 1842 - 986 pages
...a sympathy in choice, 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...the collied night, That (in a spleen) unfolds both heav'n and earth , And, ere a man hath power to say behold, The jaws of darkness do devour it up —...
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The works of Shakspere, revised from the best authorities: with a ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 658 pages
...a sympathy in choice, 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...it up : So quick bright things come to confusion. Her. If then true lovers have been ever crossed, It stands as an edict in destiny : Then let us teach...
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Knight's Cabinet edition of the works of William Shakspere, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 376 pages
...as a shadow, short as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the ralliedb night, That, in a spleen,0 unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath...it up : So quick bright things come to confusion. Her. If then true lovers have been ever cross'd, B Beteem — pour forth. b Cullicd — black, smutted....
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Midsummer-night's dream. Love's labor's lost. Merchant of Venice. As y@u ...

William Shakespeare - 1844 - 554 pages
...momentanya as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the collied3 night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and...devour it up. So quick bright things come to confusion. Her. If then true lovers have been ever crossed, It stands as an edict in destiny. Then let us teach...
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