 But helpless pieces of the Game He plays Upon this Chequer-board of Nights and Days ; Hither and thither moves, and checks, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays.  The Gospel of Matthew - Pagina 243de William Barclay - 1968Previzualizare limitată - Despre această carte
 | 1877 - 226 pagini
...plays Upon the Chequer-Board of Nights aud Days, Hither and thither moves, and checks, and slayfl, Aud one by one back in the Closet lays. The Ball no question makes of Ayes and Noes, But Right or Left, as strikes the Player, goes; And He that tossed you down into the Field, He knows about... | |
 | Omar Khayyam - 1868 - 56 pagini
...expire. LXXIII. We are no other than a moving row Of visionary Shapes that come and go LXXIV. Impotent Pieces of the Game He plays Upon this Chequer-board...lays. The Ball no question makes of Ayes and Noes, But Right or Left as strikes the Player goes ; And He that toss'd you down into the Field, He knows about... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1869 - 650 pagini
...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 checks..." The ball no question makes of ayes and noes, But right or left, as strikes the player, goes ; And he that tossed you down into the field, He knows about... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1869 - 650 pagini
...he plays Upon this checker-board of nights and days, Hither and thither moves and checks and slayi, And one by one back in the closet lays. " The ball no question makes of ayes and noes, But right or left, as strikes the player, goes ; And he that tossed you down into the field, He knows about... | |
 | 1908 - 1066 pagini
...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." The answer to the questions of religion that the higher powers are like nature and find in nature their... | |
 | 1878 - 612 pagini
...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..." The ball no question makes of ayes and noes, But right or left as strikes the Player goes ; And He that tossed you down into the field, He knows about... | |
 | Laurier House, Omar Khayyam - 1872 - 70 pagini
...Eound with this Sun-illumin'd Lantern hejd In Midnight by the Master of the Show ;31 LXIX. Impotent 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, But Right or Left as strikes the Player goes ; And... | |
 | Robert Durie Osborn - 1876 - 482 pagini
...humanity ; men, so it seemed to the poet, were the sport of a capricious and pitiless Destiny — — pieces of the game He plays Upon this chequer-board...days, Hither and thither moves, and checks and slays, Then one by one back in the closet lays. Speculation as to the future was unprofitable — the endeavour... | |
 | Robert Durie Osborn - 1876 - 486 pagini
...humanity ; men, so it seemed to the poet, were the sport of a capricious and pitiless Destiny — — pieces of the game He plays Upon this chequer-board...days, Hither and thither moves, and checks and slays, Then one by one back in the closet lays. Speculation as to the future was unprofitable — the endeavour... | |
 | 1876 - 1022 pagini
...sun-illumin'd laatern held In midnight by tho master of the show. " Impotent pieces of the game IIP plays Upon this chequer-board of nights and days : Hither and thither moves, and checks, and slaya, And one by one back in the closet lays." " The moving finger writes, and. having writ, Moves... | |
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