| John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...the'n/ h"e falls, as T-do. I have ve'ntured, (Like little wanton boy's, that swim on bl'adders) These many sum'mers/ in a sea of gl'ory ; But fa'r/ beyond...pr'ide/ At len'gth/ broke un'der me ; and now has le'ft-me (Weary and old with se'rvice) to the mer'cy Of a rude str'eam, that must for e'ver hide' -me.... | |
| George Vandenhoff - Elocution - 1846 - 398 pages
...little wanton boys, that swim on bladders, These many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond «iy depth: my high-blown pride At length broke under me...that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp, and glory of the world, I hate ye ! I feel my heart new open'd : O, how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on... | |
| Elocution - 1847 - 312 pages
...surely His greatness is a ripeming, — nips his root ; And then he falls as I do. I have ventured, — Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, —...with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream that must forever hide me ! " 2. — Solemnity and Sublimity. PMMORTALITY.] — Dana. " Oh ! listen, man ! A... | |
| George Vandenhoff - Elocution - 1847 - 400 pages
...root, And then he falls as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys, that swim on bladders, These many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my...that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp, and glory of the world, I hate ye ! I feel my heart new open'd : O, how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on... | |
| Asa Humphrey - Literature - 1847 - 238 pages
...And then he falls as I do. I | have venturd, Like little wanton boys, that swim | 6n bladders, These many summers, in a sea | of glory ; But far beyond...service, to | the mercy Of a rude stream that must forev | er hide me. Vain pomp and glory of the world, | I hate you ! I feel my heart now open'd. Oh... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1848 - 588 pages
...full surely His greatness is a ripening,—nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This...service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must forever hide me. Vain pomp and glory of this world, I hate ye: I feel my heart new opened. O, how wretched... | |
| Allen Hayden Weld - English language - 1848 - 120 pages
...His greatness is a1 ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. 1 have veutur'd 5 Lake little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many...left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy 10 Of a rude stream, that must forever hide me. Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye ; I feel... | |
| Louis Raymond Véricour - French literature - 1848 - 482 pages
...swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory j But far beyond my depth ; my high-blown prido At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Weary,...to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever bide me. Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye ; I feel my heart new open'd : O, how wretched... | |
| Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 pages
...And then he falls — as I do. I have ventured Like little wanton boys, that swim on bladders, These many summers in a sea of glory, But far beyond my...that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp and glory of the world, I hate ye; I feel my heart new opened. Oh, how wretched Is that poor man who hangs on princes'... | |
| William Russell - Elocution - 1849 - 320 pages
...surely His greatness is a ripeuug, — nips his root ; And then he falls as I do. I have ventured, — Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, —...with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream that must forever hide me! " 2. — Solemnity and Sublimity. PMMOKTALITT.] — Dana. " Oh ! listen, man ! A voice... | |
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