 Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a swift-fleeting meteor, a fast-flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, Man passes from life to his rest in the grave.  The Life Work of William McKinley - Page 224by Edward T. Roe - 1901 - 319 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Abraham Lincoln - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1865 - 78 pages
...sl)oulb tl)c Spirit of iHortal be O why should the spirit of mortal be proud? — Like a fast-flitting meteor, a fast-flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, He passes from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be scattered... | |
 | Phebe Ann Hanaford - Presidents United States Biography - 1865 - 232 pages
...first stanza reads thus : — " Oh! why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a fast-flitting meteor, a fast-flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, He passes from life to his rest in the grave." The closing stanza is as follows : — " 'Tis the twink... | |
 | Nathaniel Kirk Richardson - Readers - 1866 - 204 pages
...BE PROUD? OH, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a swift, fleeting meteor, a fast flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave,...Man passeth from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be scattered around and together be laid; And the young... | |
 | Francis Bicknell Carpenter - 1866 - 388 pages
...— OH! WHY SHOULD THE SPIRIT OF MORTAL BE PROUD?* Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? Like a swift-fleeting meteor, a fast-flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, He passeth from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be... | |
 | Phebe Ann Hanaford - 1866 - 222 pages
...first stanza reads thus : — " Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? Like a fast-flitting meteor, a fast-flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, He passes from life to his rest in the grave." The closing stanza is as follows : — ** 'Tis the twink... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - Politics, Practical - 1867 - 510 pages
...which we here give the first and last stanzas : — " Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? Like a swift-fleeting meteor, a fast-flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, He posseth from life to the rest of the grave. 'Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath,... | |
 | Andrew Comstock, Philip Lawrence - Elocution - 1808 - 596 pages
...PROUD? Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? Like a swift, fleeting meteor, a fast flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave,...Man passeth from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be scattered around and together be laid ; And the young... | |
 | William Cunningham Gray - 1868 - 214 pages
...SPfRIT OF MOETAL BE PROUD? O, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a swift-flying meteor, fast-flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, He passes from life to his rest in his grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be scattered... | |
 | M. S. Mitchell - Elocution - 1869 - 416 pages
...THE SPIRIT OF MORTAL BE PROUD? Oh! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? Like a swift, fleeting meteor, a fast-flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, He passeth from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be... | |
 | Floyd Baker Wilson - Dialogues - 1869 - 208 pages
...Israel."] OH, why should the spirit of mortal be prond 1 Like a swift, fleeting meteor, a fast flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, Man passes from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willows shall fade, Be scattered... | |
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