 | William Michael Rossetti - 1866 - 104 pages
...in short breaths the doubtful days respire, And Time's turned glass lets through the sighing sands. This is the end of every man's desire. The burden of much gladness. Life and lust Forsake thee, and the face of thy delight ; And under foot the heavy hour strews... | |
 | Algernon Charles Swinburne - Atalanta (Greek mythology) - 1866 - 370 pages
...in short breaths the doubtful days respire, And time's turned glass lets through the sighing sands ; This is the end of every man's desire. The burden of much gladness. Life and lust Forsake thee, and the face of thy delight ; And underfoot the heavy hour strews... | |
 | Algernon Charles Swinburne - 1867 - 340 pages
...short breaths the doubtful days respire, And Time's .turned glass lets through the sighing sands ; This is the end of every man's desire. The burden of much gladness. Life and lust Forsake thee, and the face of thy delight ; And underfoot the heavy hour strews... | |
 | Algernon Charles Swinburne - 1883 - 392 pages
...in short breaths the doubtful days respire, And time's turned glass lets through the sighing sands; This is the end of every man's desire. The burden of much gladness. Life and lust Forsake thee, and the face of thy delight; And where the red was, lo the bloodless... | |
 | Andrew Lang - 1884 - 246 pages
...shall roar, And thou to rival THORNTON shalt aspire, When lo, Ihe Umpire gives thee "leg before,"— " This is the end of every man's desire! " The burden...collared," swift or slower, When "bailers" break not in iheir wonted way, And "Yorkers" come not off as here-to-fore, When length balls shoot no more, ah never... | |
 | English wit and humor - 1889 - 366 pages
...lose a match the gods cannot restore — This is the end of every man's desire ! The burden of loose bowling : when the stay Of all thy team is collared — swift or slower — When bowlers break not in the wonted way And "yorkers " come not off as heretofore ; When length-balls shoot... | |
 | Algernon Charles Swinburne - English poetry - 1884 - 724 pages
...in short breaths the doubtful days respire, And time's turned glass lets through the sighing sands: This is the end of every man's desire. The burden of much gladness. Life and lust Forsake thee, and the face of thy delight ; And underfoot the heavy hour strews... | |
 | Andrew Lang - English poetry - 1885 - 162 pages
...roar, And thou to rival THORNTON shalt aspire, When lo, the Umpire gives thee " leg before," — " This is the end of every man's desire ! " The burden...way, And "yorkers " come not off as here-to-fore, 6o BALLADE OF CRICKET. When length balls shoot no more, ah never more, When all deliveries lose their... | |
 | Andrew Lang - Private presses - 1885 - 164 pages
...aspire, When lo, the Umpire gives thee " leg before," — " This is the end of every man's desire 1 " The burden of much bowling, when the stay Of all thy...way, And "yorkers " come not off as here-to-fore, BALLADE OF CRICKET. When length balls shoot no more, ah never more, When all deliveries lose their... | |
 | Andrew Lang - 1887 - 164 pages
...roar, And thou to rival THORNTON shalt aspire, When lo, the Umpire gives thee " leg before," — " This is the end of every man's desire ! " The burden of much bowling, when Ihe stay Of all thy team is "collared," swift or slower, When " bailers " break not in their wonted... | |
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This is the end of every man's desire. The burden of much gladness. Life and lust Forsake thee, and the face of thy delight; And underfoot the heavy hour strews dust, And overhead strange weathers burn and bite; And where the red was, lo the bloodless... 
