 | Abraham Lincoln - 1922 - 72 σελίδες
...WILLIAM KNOX OH, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a swift flying 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... | |
 | Caroline Miles Hill - 1923 - 888 σελίδες
...MORTAL BE PROUD? WILLIAM KNOX O why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like swift-flitting 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... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1924 - 276 σελίδες
...Of Georgia Mr. SPEAKER: 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 earth to rest in his grave. Mr. Speaker, of a surety, Death is no respecter of persons; he visits alike... | |
 | Ida Minerva Tarbell - 1924 - 456 σελίδες
...intervals as long as he lived: "Oh! why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a swift-fleeing 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." Again and again in later life he repeated to friends... | |
 | Henry Bascom Rankin - 1924 - 378 σελίδες
...eyes he repeated : 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. 76 The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1925 - 408 σελίδες
...the name of the author. O, 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... | |
 | United States. 68th Cong., 2d sess., 1924-1925. House - 1925 - 70 σελίδες
...from us as the star falls, so sudden and yet so startling — A flash of the lightning, a break in the wave, Man passes from life to his rest in the grave. I was one of those to attend his funeral on that beautiful autumn day. As we rode along, the sublimity... | |
 | Carl Sandburg - 1926 - 528 σελίδες
...author." The poem read: 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 passes from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be scattered... | |
 | Carl Sandburg - 1926 - 528 σελίδες
...author." The poem read: 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 passes from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be scattered... | |
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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. 
