 E'en such is man ; whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. The rose withers, the blossom blasteth ; The flower fades, the morning hasteth ; The sun sets, the shadow flies ; The gourd consumes, — and man he dies...  Poems and Psalms - Page cxvby Henry King - 1843 - 222 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Half hours - 1863 - 408 pages
...such is man, whose thread is spun, Drawn out and cut, and so is done : The rose withers, the blossom blasteth, The flower fades, the morning hasteth ;...the shadow flies, The gourd consumes — and man he dies ! B Like to the grass that's newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's... | |
 | Golden gleanings - 1863 - 342 pages
...man ; — whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. — The rose withers, the blossom blasteth, The flower fades, the morning hasteth, The sun sets, the shadow flies, The gourd consumes, — the man he dies. Like to the grass that 's newly sprung, Or like a tale that 's new begun, Or like... | |
 | Emily Taylor - 1864 - 210 pages
...is man — whose thread is spun, Drawn out and cut, and so is done — The rose withers, the blossom blasteth, The flower fades, the morning hasteth, The...sets, the shadow flies, The gourd consumes, and man he dies. Like to the grass that's newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's... | |
 | Life-lights - 1864 - 336 pages
...man ; — -whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. The rose withers, the blossom blasteth, The flower fades, the morning hasteth, The...the shadow flies, The gourd consumes, — and man he dies ! Like to the grass that 's newly sprung, Or like a tale that 's new begun, Or like the bird that... | |
 | William Harvey - 1864 - 412 pages
...many whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. The rose withers, the blossom hlasteth; The flower fades, the morning hasteth; The sun sets,...the shadow flies; The gourd consumes, and man, he dies." In the modern church of St. Peter there is a beautiful mural monument to the memory of the seven... | |
 | Frances Williams-Wynn - 1864 - 404 pages
...spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. The Eose withers, the Blossom blasteth, The Powers fade, the Morning hasteth, The Sun sets, the Shadow flies, The Gourd consumes, and Man he dies.* ST. MARGARET'S, WESTMINSTER. Within the Walls of this Church was deposited The Body of the great... | |
 | W. K. - 1865 - 238 pages
...man ; — whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. — The rose withers, the blossom blasteth, The flower fades, the morning hasteth, The...the shadow flies, The gourd consumes, — and man he dies ! Like to the grass that's newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's... | |
 | Our life - 1865 - 234 pages
...is man ; — whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. The rose withers, the blossom blasteth, The flower fades, the morning hasteth, The...the shadow flies, The gourd consumes — and man he dies ! Like to the grass that's newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's... | |
 | W. K. - 1865 - 260 pages
...man ; — whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. — The rose withers, the blossom blasteth, The flower fades, the morning hasteth, The...the shadow flies, The gourd consumes, — and man he dies ! Like to the grass that's newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's... | |
 | Cecil Frances Alexander - 1865 - 342 pages
...man ; — whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. — The rose withers, the blossom blasteth, The flower fades, the morning hasteth, The...the shadow flies, The gourd consumes — and man, he dies. Like to the grass that's newly sprung, Or like a tale that's new begun, Or like the bird that's... | |
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