 Like little wanton boys that swim 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, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 2601873Full view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...he falls as I do. I have ventur'd Like little wanton Boys that fwim on Bladders, This many a Summer in a Sea of Glory, But far beyond my Depth. My high-blown...with Service, to the Mercy Of a rude Stream, that muft for ever hide me. Shtk. Hot. > . Upon the flipp'ry Tops of human State, Thegilded Pinacles of... | |
 | Gentleman - Conduct of life - 1744 - 488 pages
...falls as I do. I have ventur'd (Like little wanton Boys, that fwim on Bladders) This many a Summer in a Sea of Glory, But far beyond my Depth : My high-blown...with Service, to the Mercy Of a Rude Stream, that muft for ever hide me. • The moft plaufible Pretences for Thoughts of Pride, are Learning, Nobility,... | |
 | Joseph Grove - 1748 - 474 pages
...on Bladders, Thefe many Summers in a Sea of Glory ; But far beyond my Depth : My high-blown Pridef At Length broke under me, and now has left me, Weary,...with Service, to the Mercy Of a rude Stream, that mull: for ever hide me. Vain Pomp and Glory of the World ! I hate ye. I feel my Heart new open'd. G... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - Education - 1754 - 590 pages
...But far beyond my Depth : my high-blown Pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, \Veary, and old with Service, to the Mercy Of a rude Stream, that muft for ever hide me. Vain Pomp and Glory of this World, I hate yc ; I feel my Heart new-open'd. Oh,... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...Root ; And then falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton Boys that fwim on Bladders, Thefe many Summers, in a Sea of Glory ; But far beyond my...with Service, to the Mercy Of a rude Stream, that muft for ever hide me. Vain Pomp and Glory of this World, I hate you; I feel my Heart new open'd. Oh,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 466 pages
...And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, 6so These many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my...mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye ; I feel my heart new open'd : O, how wretched Is that... | |
 | George Saville Carey - 1799 - 300 pages
...respect to myself, I may have by and by to say, like Cardinal Wolsey, that " I am weary and old, left to the mercy " Of a rude stream that must for ever hide me ;" yet, at the day of retribution, the gates of mercy maybe as freely thrown aside to me as those that... | |
 | George Alexander Cooke - 1802 - 304 pages
...hoys that swim on bladders, This many summers na sea of glory, But far beyond my depth : my high blown pride At length broke under me, and now has left me...with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that mint for ever hide me. Vain pomp, and glory of the world, I hate ye ! 1 feel my heart new-op'd. O hmv... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 426 pages
...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, and old with service,...mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye ; I feel my heart new open'd : O, how wretched Is that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 548 pages
...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 that swim on bladders, This...mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye; I feel my heart new open'd: O, how wretched Is that... | |
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