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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... "
Life. Hist. drama. Poems - Page 155
by William Shakespeare - 1887
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Laconics: Or the Best Words of the Best Authors ...

John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 374 pages
...that which goes before, In sequent toil all forwards do contend. Nativity once in the main of light, Crawls to maturity, wherewith being crown'd Crooked...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
...that which goes before, In sequent toil all forwards do contend. Nativity once in the main of light, Crawls to maturity, wherewith being crown'd Crooked...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
...to maturity, wherewith being crown'd, Crooked eclipses 'gainst his glory fight, And Time, that pave, doth now his gift confound. Time doth transfix the...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 Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 6

William Shakespeare - 1857 - 736 pages
...that which goes before, In sequent toil all forwards do contend. Nativity, once in the main of light, Crawls to maturity, wherewith being crown'd, Crooked...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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The Plays & Poems of Shakespeare: Venus & Adonis. The rape of Lucrece ...

William Shakespeare - 1857 - 336 pages
...which goes before ; In sequent toil all forwards do contend. Nativity, once in the main * of light, Crawls to maturity, wherewith being crown'd, Crooked...doth now his gift confound. Time doth transfix the florish set on youth, And delves the parallels in beauty's brow ; Feeds on the rarities of nature's...
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Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems, Volume 6

William Shakespeare - 1858 - 736 pages
...that which goes before, In sequent toil all forwards do contend. Nativity, once in the main of light, Crawls to maturity, wherewith being crown'd, Crooked...stand, Praising thy worth, despite his cruel hand. ' — or WHERE better they,] So the old copy; the clear meaning being, " whether we have improved,...
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Chambers's Edinburgh journal, conducted by W. Chambers. [Continued ..., Volume 9

Chambers's journal - 1858 - 432 pages
...forwards do contend. Nativity, once in the main of light, Crawls to maturity, wherewith being crowned, Crooked eclipses 'gainst his glory fight, And Time,...stand, Praising thy worth, despite his cruel hand. We cannot conclude this paper more appropriately than by translating the admirable words of M. Lafond,...
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The Sonnets of William Shakspere: Rearranged and Divided Into Four Parts ...

William Shakespeare - 1859 - 130 pages
...main of light,2 Crawls to maturity, wherewith being crown'd, Crooked eclipses 'gainst bis glory light, And Time, that gave, doth now his gift confound. Time...beauty's brow ; Feeds on the rarities of nature's truth, XXXVI. Let those who are in favour with their stars, Of public honour and proud titles boast, Whilst...
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Beautiful poetry, selected by the ed. of The Critic, Volume 6

Beautiful poetry - 1859 - 420 pages
...fight, Time doth transfix the flourish set in youth, And time that gave, doth now his gift confound. And delves the parallels in beauty's brow ; Feeds...truth, And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow. Praising thy worth, despite his cruel hand. And yet, to times in hope, my verse shall stand, YOUNG...
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The Plays of Shakespeare, Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1860 - 836 pages
...that which goes before, In sequent toil all forwards do contend. Nativity, once in the main of light, ndition of this country stands, 1 could heartily wish this had not befallen ; LXI. Is it thy will thy image should keep open My heavy eyelids to the weary night f • Do vhat you...
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