 That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In me thou see'st the twilight of such day As after sunset fadeth...  English Poems from Chaucer to Kipling - Page 44edited by - 1902 - 401 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - Quotations, English - 2002 - 244 pages
...cold, Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In me thou see'st the twilight of such day, As after sunset fadeth in the west, Which by and by...such fire, That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, As the death-bed, whereon it must expire, Consumed with that which it was nourished by. This thou perceiv'st,... | |
 | Zoltan Kovecses - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2002 - 303 pages
...take the following lines from one of Shakespeare's sonnets: In me thou seest the twilight of such day As after sunset fadeth in the west; Which by and by...away, Death's second self that seals up all in rest. These lines combine at least five everyday conceptual metaphors: LIGHT IS A SUBSTANCE, EVENTS ARE ACTIONS,... | |
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