 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...  Select British Classics - Page 3061803Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Priestley - Criticism - 1781 - 412 pages
...third day comes a froft, a killing froft, And when he thinks, good eafy man ! full furely His greatnefe is a ripening, nips his root ; And then he falls as I do. I have ventured, . • . Like little wanton boys that fwim on bladders, Thefe many fummers on a fea... | |
 | Joseph Townsend - Despotism - 1781 - 342 pages
...third day comes a froft, a killing frofl ; And when he thinks, good eafy man, full furely His greatnefs is a ripening, nips his root; And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys, that fwira on bladders, Thefe many fummers in a fea of glory... | |
 | Andrew Becket - 1787 - 494 pages
...third day comes a froft, a killing froft, And, when he thinks, good eafy man, full furely His greatnefs is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. Henry VIII. A. 3, S. 2. Who d.eferves greatnefs, Deferves your hate : and your affectious are A fick... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 466 pages
...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,...ripening — nips his root, 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... | |
 | Tate Wilkinson - Actors - 1790 - 284 pages
...day, conies a froft, a killing froft, And,— when he thinks, good eafy man, full furelyHis greatnefs is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. They might ferve alfo for Moffop, who often acted that part, and actually died almoft penfhing for... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1791 - 724 pages
...comes a froft, a killing froft ; And, — when he thinks, good eafy man, full furely His greatnefa is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that fwim on bladders, Thefe many fummers in a fea of glory... | |
 | Aulus Gellius - Civilization, Greco-Roman - 1795 - 370 pages
...day comes a froft, a killing froft ; And when he thinks, good eafy man ! full furely His grcatnefs is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. by entreaty or by fome other method. The fame Ennius alfo, in his Ctefiphon : Ego quum meas vita; parcam,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1797 - 676 pages
...comes a frofl, a killing frofl j And, — when he thinks, good eafy man, full furely His greatnefs is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that fwim on bladders, This many fummers in a fea of glory... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1798 - 478 pages
...day comes a froft, a killing iroft ; And — when he thinks, good eafy man, full iurely His greutnefs is a ripening — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that fwim on bladders, Theie many iummers in a lea of glory... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1799 - 382 pages
...comes a froft, a killing froft ; And, — when he thinks, good eafy man, full furely His greatnefs is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that fwim on bladders, This many fummers in a fea of glory... | |
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