 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 pages
...current skim, Some shew their gaily-gilded trim Quick-glancing to the sun. To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of Man : And they that creep, and...they began. Alike the Busy and the Gay But flutter through Life's little day, In Fortune's varying colours dress'd : Brush'd by the hand of rough Mischance,... | |
 | 1850 - 498 pages
...current skim, Some show their gayly-gilded trim Quick-glancing to the sun. To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of Man ; And they that creep, and...they began. Alike the busy and the gay But flutter through life's little day, In Fortune's varying colors dressed ; Brushed by the hand of rough Mischance,... | |
 | Religion - 1850 - 454 pages
...current skim, Some show their gayly-gilded trim Quick-glancing to the sun. To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of Man ; And they that creep, and...they began. Alike the busy and the gay But flutter through life's little day, In Fortune's varying colors dressed ; Brushed by the hand of rough Mischance,... | |
 | Esq. J. B. (Barrister-at-Law.), John Bill - Paris (France) - 1850 - 586 pages
..." In contemplation's sober eye, Such is the race of man; And they who creep, and they who fly, Must end where they began. Alike the busy and the gay But flutter through life's little day, In fortune's varying colours dressed, Brushed by the hand of rough mischance,... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...current skim, Some show their gaily-gilded trim, Quick-glancing to the sun. To contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of man ; And they that creep and...they began. Alike the busy and the gay But flutter through life's little day, In fortune's varying colours drest ; Brushed by the hand of rough mischance,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1851 - 378 pages
...skim, Some shew their gayly-gilded trim Quick-glancing to the sun. 30 To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of Man : And they that creep, and...Shall end where they began. Alike the Busy and the Gay 35 But flutter thro' life's little day, In Fortune's varying colours drest : V. 24. Thus Milton. Par.... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1851 - 380 pages
..." While insects from the threshold preach," Green, in the Grotto. Dodsley. Misc. vp 161. Gray. — Brush'd by the hand of rough Mischance, Or chill'd...Age, their airy dance They leave, in dust to rest. 40 Methinks I hear, in accents low, The sportive kind reply : Poor moralist ! and what art thou ? A... | |
 | John Coleman (of Dover.) - Europe - 1851 - 892 pages
...reign. To contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of man, And they that creep and they that fly, But end where they began. Alike, the busy and the gay But flutter through life's little day. In estimating the character of the court of Louis XIV., these Memoirs and... | |
 | Naturalist pseud, Edward Wilson (M.A., F.L.S.) - 1852 - 444 pages
...current skim Some show their gaily-gilded trim, Quick-glancing to the sun. To contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of man ; And they that creep, and...they began. Alike the busy and the gay But flutter through life's little day In fortune's varying colours dress'd : Brush'd by the hand of rough mischance,... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - English literature - 1852 - 570 pages
...current skim, Some show their gaily-gilded trim, Quick glancing to the sun. To contemplation's sober eye, Such is the race of Man : And they that creep, and...they began. Alike the busy and the gay, But flutter through life's little day, In fortune's varying colours drest, Brushed by the hand of rough mischance,... | |
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To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of Man: And they that creep, and they that fly Shall end where they began. Alike the busy and the gay But flutter thro... 
