Life's a dream: The great theatre of the world, from the Span., with an essay on the life of the author, by R.C. Trench. [Entitled] An essay on the life and genius of Calderon, with translations |
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Page 133 - Estas, que fueron pompa y alegría Despertando al albor de la mañana, A la tarde serán lástima vana, Durmiendo en brazos de la noche fría. Este matiz, que al cielo desafía, Iris listado de oro, nieve y grana, Será escarmiento de la vida humana: ¡Tanto se emprende en término de un día!
Page 150 - The law that rules his else eccentric action. So he that's in himself insensible Of love's sweet influence, misjudges him Who moves according to love's melody : And knowing not that all these sighs and tears, Ejaculations, and impatiences, Are necessary changes of a measure, Which the divine musician plays, may call The lover crazy; which he would not do Did he within his own heart hear the tune Play'd by the great musician of the world.
Page 38 - Was the attempt, and yet more mad were now Repentance of the irrevocable deed; Therefore I close this ruin with the glory Of not to be subdued, before the shame Of reconciling me with him who reigns By coward cession.
Page 133 - Esos rasgos de luz, esas centellas que cobran con amagos superiores alimentos del sol en resplandores, aquello viven que se duele de ellas. Flores nocturnas son; aunque tan bellas, efímeras padecen sus ardores: pues si un día es el siglo de las flores, una noche es la edad de las estrellas. De esa, pues, primavera fugitiva ya nuestro mal, ya nuestro bien se infiere: registro es nuestro, o muera el sol o viva. ¿Qué duración habrá que el hombre espere, o qué mudanza habrá, que no reciba de...
Page 98 - Greek mythology, we shall have the usual dramatis personce of these religious plays. The bare enumeration is alone sufficient to present ample material of ridicule to one unable or unwilling to plant himself in a region of art altogether new, and alien from all those in which he may hitherto have moved.* But one who is able to plant himself there, and who cares to make closer acquaintance with these poems, will very soon be filled with quite other feelings, as this acquaintance increases.
Page 46 - Be courteous in thy manner, and liberal of thy purse ; for 'tis the hand to the bonnet and in the pocket that makes friends in this world ; of which to gain one good, all the gold the sun breeds in India, or the universal sea sucks down, were a cheap purchase. Speak no evil of women ; I tell thee the meanest of them deserves our respect ; for of women do...
Page 120 - Estaba un almendro ufano De ver, que su pompa era Alba de la primavera, Y mañana del verano ; Y viendo su sombra vana, Que el viento en penachos mueve Hojas de púrpura y nieve, Aves de carmin y grana, Tanto se desvaneció, Que, Narciso de las flores, Empezó á decirse amores ; Cuando un lirio humilde vió, Á quien vano dijo asi : Flor, que magestad no quieres, ¿ No te desmayas y mueres De invidia de verme á mí ? Sopló en esto el austro fiero, Y desvaneció cruel Toda la pompa, que á él...