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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 :... "
The castle of Santa Fe, by [the] author of Jealousy; or, The dreadful ... - Page 115
by Cleeve - 1805
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The Dramatic Works, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1831 - 500 pages
...as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied4 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 : So quick bright things come to confusion. Her. If then true lovers have been ever cross'd, It stands...
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The Dramatic Works and Poems of William Shakespeare, with Notes ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1831 - 542 pages
...; Brief as the lightning in the collied6 night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both ..^avcn and eartb, ere abus'd with divers stolne, and surreptitious copies, maimed and deformed by th ; So quick bright things come to confusion. Her. If then true lovers have been ever ργξμΧ It stands...
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The anniversary calendar, natal book, and universal mirror, Volume 1

Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 548 pages
...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 : So quick bright things come to confusion.— Shakspeare. O RUSTIC herald of the Spring ! At length...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ...

William Shakespeare - 1833 - 1140 pages
...as any dream; Brief as the lightning in the rallied night,.8) That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven % hX-ZF ( 8 Æ So quick bright things come to confusion. Her. If then true lovers have been ever cross'd, It stands...
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Midsummer-night's dream. Love's labor's lost. Merchant of Venice. As you ...

William Shakespeare - 1836 - 554 pages
...as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the collied3 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. So quick bright things come to confusion. Her. If then true lovers have been ever crossed, It stands...
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The Dramatic Works and Poems of William Shakespeare, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1836 - 570 pages
...as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied* night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven court ? 3 Gent. No: the princess, hearing of her mother's tttatue, which is in the keeping o ; So quick bright things come to confusion. Her. If then true lovers have been ever cross'd, It stands...
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The County [afterw.] Country miscellany, ed. by H. Burgess

Henry Burgess (of Luton) - 1836 - 446 pages
...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." Those persons will not contemplate this subject in vain who look through the uncertainty of terrestrial...
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Thirty Years Ago: Or, The Memoirs of a Water Drinker, Volume 2

William Dunlap - 1836 - 256 pages
...short as a 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 doth devour it up : S So quick-bright things come to confusion." " Whereto serves mercy, But to confront...
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Memoirs of a Water Drinker, Volumes 1-2

William Dunlap - 1837 - 512 pages
...as a 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 doth devour it up: So quick-bright things come to confusion." " Whereto serves mercy, But to confront...
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The wisdom and genius of Shakspeare: comprising moral philosophy ...

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...as any dream; Brief as the lightning in the collied1 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: So quick bright things come to confusion. 7 — i. 1. 270 O that thou didst know how many fathom deep...
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