 Time, in advance, behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep, decrepit with his age ; Behold him, when past by ; what then is seen, But his broad pinions swifter than the winds ? And all mankind, in contradiction strong, Rueful, aghast ! cry out on...  Addresses - الصفحة 109بواسطة Jesse Appleton - 1820 - عدد الصفحات: 176عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | Edward Young - 1815 - عدد الصفحات: 332
...tenders us relief, We call him cruel; years to moments shrink, ,. Ages to years. The telescope is turn'd. To man's false optics (from his folly false) Time,...to creep, decrepit with his age ; Behold him, when past by; what then is seen, But his broad pinions swifter than the winds ? And all mankind, in contradiction... | |
 | Edward Young - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 390
...moments shrink, Ages to years. The telescope is turn'd To man's false optics (from his folly false j) Time, in advance, behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep, deerepid with his age : Behold him, when past by ; what then is seen But his broad pinions swifter... | |
 | 1838 - عدد الصفحات: 884
...ye some more elaborate image ? Then here is one — and on its wings you may either sink or soar. " To man's false optics (from his folly false), Time,...seems to creep, decrepit with his age; Behold him when past by ; what then is seen, But his broad pinions swifter than the wind?" Oh ! the dark days of vanity... | |
 | 1817 - عدد الصفحات: 314
...tire, To lash the lingering moments into speed, And whirl us (happy riddance!)from ourselves: TJMK, in advance, behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep, decrepit with old age. Behold him when past by; what then is seen Kut his broad pinions swifter than the winds ?... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - عدد الصفحات: 482
...tenders us relief, We call him cruel ; years to moments shrink, Ages to years. The telescope is turn'd. To man's false optics (from his folly false) Time,...to creep, decrepit with his age; Behold him, when past by ; what then is seen, But his broad pinions swifter than the winds ? And all mankind, in contradiction... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 412
...tenders us relief, We call him cruel ; years to moments shrink, Ages to years. The telescope is turn'd. To man's false optics (from his folly false) Time,...to creep, decrepit with his age; Behold him, when past by ; what then is seen, But his broad pinions swifter than the winds? And all mankind, in contradiction... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 284
...tenders us relief, We call him cruel ; years to moments shrink, Ages to years. The telescope is turn'd: To man's false optics (from his folly false) Time,...seems to creep, decrepit with his age. Behold him when pass'd by; what then is seen But his broad pinions swifter than the winds ? And all mankind, in contradiction... | |
 | 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 682
...quickly have intervening years fled ! How overpowering to the soul, is a sense of their brevity ! " Time in advance, behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep, decrepit with his age : Behold hint, when past by : what then is seen, Bat his broad pinions, swifter than the wind : " And now, as... | |
 | 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 400
...21. — LONGEST DAY. ; This day is, in London, 16 h. 34 m. 5s., allowing 9 m. 16 s. for refraction. TIME in advance behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep, decrepit with his age ; '•••i' Behold hiin when jwst by ; what then is seen But his broad pinions swifter than the... | |
 | Edward Young - 1824 - عدد الصفحات: 356
...tenders us relief, We call him cruel ; years to moments shrink, Ages to years. The telescope is turn'd. To man's false optics (from his folly false) Time,...him hides his wings. And seems to creep, decrepit vrith his age : Behold him, when past by ; what then is seen, But his broad pinions swifter than the... | |
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