 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 510 pages
...farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like liiile wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...farewell to all ray greatness I This is the state of man; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope: to-morrow blossoms. And bears his blushing honours...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a rip'ning, nips his root: And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...hope, to-morrow blossoms,, M 5 ' • ' And bears his blushing hdnours thick upon him j The third d;iy comes a frost, a killing frost, And when he thinks,...greatness is a ripening, nips his root; And then he falls as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wantcn boys, that swim on bladders, These many suir.mers... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 494 pages
...farewell to all my greatness! This is the state ot man ! to day he pufs forth The tender leaves of hope ;. to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do.' We have likewise a fine example of this in the whole of Andromache in The Distrest... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 562 pages
...farewell, to all my 'greatness ! This is the state of man ; To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripeuing, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 584 pages
...farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, Bran. Nay, he must bear you company : — The king...know How he determines further. Abcr. As the duke sureh His greatness is arípreinng, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd,... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 454 pages
...farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys, that swim on bladders, These many summers... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 384 pages
...Farewel, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope,5 to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root,6 And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders,... | |
 | 1808 - 306 pages
...of man ! to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow hlossoms. And hears his hloshing honours thick upon him, The third day comes a frost,...greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do." 'Wo have likewise a fine example of this in the whole part of Andromache in the Distrest... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...to all my greatness ! This is the state of man : to day. he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; tomorrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening, nips his shoot ; And then he fails, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys,... | |
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Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when... 
