 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, —...  The Works of William Shakespeare - Page 204by William Shakespeare - 1890Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 466 pages
...farewel, 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 ripening — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...farewe! 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 rip'ning, nips his root: And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that... | |
 | George Alexander Cooke - 1802 - 304 pages
...! This is the state of man : to day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, 1 And bears his blushing honours thick upon him ; The...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his root, JUid then he falls as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton hoys that... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 266 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...frost, And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely Hii greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do.' We have likewise a fine example... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 280 pages
...farewell to all my greatness! This is the state of man! today he puts forth The tender leaves of hope; to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...frost, And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely Hib greatness is a ripening, nips hit root, And then he fallt as I do.' We have likewise a fine example... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 426 pages
...killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have...swim on bladders. This many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth : my high-blown pride At length broke tinder me ; and now has left me, Weary,... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 408 pages
...the state of man !.... to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow blossoms. And hears his blushing honours thick upon him. The third day...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. We have likewise a fine example of this in the... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...farewel 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...full surely His greatness is a-ripening , nips his shoot ; And then he falls , as I do. I have ventur'd , Like little wanton boys , that swim on bladders... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 548 pages
...killing frost; And,—when he thinks, good easy man, full-surely His greatness is a ripening,—nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd,...on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory; But far beyond my depth: my high-blown pride At length broke under me; and now has left me, Weary,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 408 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...he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys... | |
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