 | 1810 - 420 sivua
...Lyre, ?Vie Muses sung in strains alternate." (SELECT-ID.) THE COMMON LOT. By yames Montgomery. ONCI in the flight of ages past, There lived a man : and...Unknown the region of his birth. The land in which he diet) unknown : His name hath pemh'd from thewrth This truth survives alone : That joy and grief, and... | |
 | 1806 - 310 sivua
...ages past, There Kv'da man ;— and who was ts ? Mortal ! howe'er thy lot is cast ; That man resembles thee. Unknown the region of his birth, The land in which he died unknown ; pis name hath perish'd from the earth, This truth survives alone : That joy, and grief, and hope,... | |
 | 1806 - 550 sivua
...considerable felicity of expression. " THE COMMON LOT. " Once in the flight of ages past, There liv'da man ; — and WHO was HE ? Mortal ! howe'er thy lot be cast, That man resembles thee. " Unknown the region of his birth, The land in which he died unknown ; His name hath... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1806 - 188 sivua
...to roam From Liberty, Juftice, Religion, AT HOME !" THE COMMON LOT. ONCE in the flight of ages paft, There lived a Man :— and WHO was He ? — Mortal ! howe'er thy lot be caft, That Man refembled Thee. Unknown the region of his birth, The land in which he died unknown ;... | |
 | Flowers of literature - 1807 - 626 sivua
...their head* enveloped in eternal clouds, THE COMMON LOT. ONCE in the flight of ages past, There liv'da man ;— and WHO WAS HE ? Mortal ! howe'er thy lot be cast, That man resembles thee. Unknown the regions of his birth, The land in which he died unknown ; His name hath... | |
 | 1809 - 746 sivua
...man ; and who was he ? Mortal, howe'er thy lot be cast, Tljat man resembled thee. Unknown the regions of his birth, The land in which he died unknown ; His name hath perish'd from the earth, . This truth survives alone : That joy and grief, and hope and fear,... | |
 | Daniel Staniford - 1817 - 256 sivua
...past, There live,: a man ; am w!,o was he ? Mortal ! howe er thy lot be cast, That man resembled tree. Unknown the region of his birth, The land in which he died unknown; Hi» name his perished trom the earth, This truth fur rives a one; Th4t jov and grief, ana hope and... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 sivua
...sbe, And crack wi' me at e'en. CXLIV. THERE LIVED A MAN. Once in the flight of ages past, There liv'da man :— and who was he? Mortal ! howe'er thy lot be cast, That man resembl'd thee. Unknown the region of his birth, The land in which he died unknown : His name has perish'd... | |
 | Youth's instructor - 1830 - 542 sivua
...feel curious to know their individual history, let him call to mind the words of a modern poet, — " Once in the flight of ages past There lived a man ; and who was he? Mortal, where'er thy lot is cast, That man resembled thee," The stranger next arrives at the treasures of antique... | |
 | 1822 - 418 sivua
...the flight of ages past. There liv'da man :— and who was He ? —Mortal ! howe'er thy lot be cast, Unknown the region of his birth ; The land in which he died, unknown : His name hath perish'd from the earth, This truth survives alone : — That joy and grief, and hope and fear,... | |
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His name hath perished from the earth, This truth survives alone : — That joy and grief, and hope and fear, Alternate triumphed in his breast ; His bliss and woe, — a smile, a tear ! Oblivion hides the rest. The bounding pulse, the languid limb, The... 
