| 1884 - 844 страница
...lines written long before the day of John Inglesant, but surely unknown to him — that we are but, — Impotent pieces of the game He plays Upon this chequer-board...and slays, And one by one back in the closet lays. Of human help to satisfy the soul's doubts it is also written, — Magst Priester oder Weise fragen,... | |
| 1880 - 820 страница
...In midnight by the master of the show ; Impotent pieces of the game he plays Upon this checker-board of nights and days ; Hither and thither moves, and...slays, And, one by one, back in the closet lays." This is the answer of poetic or philosophic pantheism and fatalism. The third answer is that of philosophic... | |
| Edward Sell - 1880 - 376 страница
...chequer-board of nights and days Where destiny with men for pieces plays : Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the closet lays. The moving finger writes ; and, having writ, Moves on : nor all thy piety nor wit Shall I inv it back to... | |
| Alfred Williams Momerie - 1881 - 348 страница
...that come and go Eound with the sun-illumined lantern, held At midnight by the master of the show ; Impotent pieces of the game he plays Upon this chequer-board...moves, and checks and slays, And one by one back in the cupboard lays." If the salvation of Christ were a benefit conferred only upon a few arbitrarily selected... | |
| Edward Hayes Plumptre - 1881 - 306 страница
...and go, Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show; But helpless Pieces of the Game He plays Upon this Chequer-board...and Days, Hither and thither moves, and checks and stays, And one by one back in the Closet lays." Koheleth's complaint that there is "no new thing under... | |
| Edward Hayes Plumptre - 1881 - 312 страница
...and go, Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show; But helpless Pieces of the Game He plays Upon this Chequer-board...and Days, Hither and thither moves, and checks and stays, And one by one back in the Closet lays." Koheleth's complaint that there is "no new thing under... | |
| Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra - 1885 - 440 страница
...a conversation as droll as that which passed between their masters was serious. Note A (page 123). Impotent pieces of the game he plays Upon this chequer-board...and slays, And one by one back in the closet lays. OMAR KHAYYAM. Don Quixote, it will be seen, held Teufelsdrockh's philosophy of clothes. Note B (page... | |
| Alfred Williams Momerie - 1885 - 352 страница
...lantern, held At midnight by the master of the show ; Impotent pieces of the game he plays Upon his chequer-board of nights and days ; Hither and thither...moves, and checks and slays, And one by one back in the cupboard lays." If the salvation of Christ were a benefit conferred only upon a fe.w arbitrarily selected... | |
| Edward FitzGerald - 1887 - 544 страница
...writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit f (Sec Stanza XL/If.) LXIX But hclpless Pieces of the Game He plays Upon this Chequer-board...and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays. LXX The Ball no question makes of Ayes and Noes, lint Here or There as strikes the Player goes; And... | |
| Edward FitzGerald - 1887 - 530 страница
...cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it. (See Stanza XLlfi.) LXIX But helpless Pieces of the Game He plays Upon this Chequer-board of Nights and Days: Hither and thither mows, and checks, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays. LXX The Ball no question makes... | |
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