 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 halaman
...beauty to the reading of poetry. EXAMPLES. A little rule',, a little sway*, A sunbeam*,,in a winters day, Is all the proud',, and mighty have'. Between the cradle',, and the grave*. And see the rivers',, how they run" Thro' woods*,, and meads', in shade', and suns ? Sometimes swift',,... | |
 | John Wesley - 1827 - 500 halaman
...is it wherein they prided themselves, as do the present great ones of the earth ? " A little pomp, a little sway, A sun-beam in a winter's day, Is all the great and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave ! " Sat. 30. I returned to London, and received... | |
 | Alexander Laing - 1828 - 492 halaman
...transient still, Thy smile or frown can save or kill, A little rule, a little sway, A sun beam in a winter day ; Is all the proud and mighty have, Between the cradle and the grave." THERE is a villa in the county of Nairn, three miles south west of the capital, called Kildrummy House.... | |
 | P. Finan - 1828 - 420 halaman
...gratify the pride of their hearts, can wantonly sport with the feelings of their own countrymen. But, A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's day, la all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle aud the grave. Saturday—Six or seven vessels... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 halaman
...seen this broken pile complete, Big with the vanity of state : But transient is the smile of Fate ! A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's...and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. And see the rivers how they run Through woods and meads, in shade and sun ! Sometimes swift, sometimes... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1830 - 256 halaman
...the middle of the line, the observance of which gives great beauty to the reading of poetry EXAMPLES. A little rule',, a little sway*, A sunbeam*,, in a...mighty "have', Between the cradle',, and the grave\ And see the rivers',, how they run Thro' woods*,, and meads', in shade', and sun* ? Sometimes swiff,,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 halaman
...state ; But transient if the smile of fate I A little rule a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's clay, ions of the great. So the bee ranges o'er the varied scenes Of cor And set: the rivers, how they rim Through woods aud meads, iu shade and sun, Sometimes swift, sometimes... | |
 | 1833 - 270 halaman
...feet in height, eight feet in breadth, and twenty-eight feet in length, and contains 1792 cubic feet. A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's...and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. DYBR. SINGULAR SPRING. — About a mile to the north-west of Giggleswick, near Settle, in Yorkshire,... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1833 - 150 halaman
...shall fade like me." "I cannot do it, never accomplished any thing; I will try, has wrought wonders." "A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's...and mighty have, Between the cradle and the grave." "If you want your business done, go, — if not, send." " Of all the causes that conspire to blind... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 438 halaman
...seen this broken pile complete, Big with the vanity of state ; But transient is the smile of Fate ! A little rule, a little sway, A sun-beam in a winter's...and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. And see the rivers how they run, Through woods and meads, in shade and sun, Sometimes swift, sometimes... | |
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A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. 
