 | William Shakespeare - 1813 - 500 pages
...nips his root,] " As spring-frosts are not injurious to And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This...left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye ; I feel... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1813 - 490 pages
...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...high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has Irll me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rnde stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 520 pages
...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...left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rnde stream, that must for ever hide me. Vam pomp, and glory of this world, 1 hate ye; I feel... | |
 | Noah Webster - Elocution - 1814 - 240 pages
...; And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, These many summers in a 'sea of glory, But far beyond my depth ; my high-blown prule At length broke under me ; and, now, has left me, Weary and old with service, to the mercy Of... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...— And then he falls, as 1 do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, These 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, j Weary and old with service, to... | |
 | William Dodsworth (verger.) - 1814 - 310 pages
...root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd Like little wanton boys, that swim on bladders, These 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... | |
 | Psychology - 1989 - 370 pages
...fingers. 5. She allowed life to waste like a tap left running. (Virginia Wolfe) 6. I have ventured, /Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, /This...left me. /Weary and old with service, to the mercy /Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. (William Shakespeare) 7. The glorious lamp of heaven,... | |
 | England - 1873 - 786 pages
...and stands before us an undeniable failure. "I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim ou bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory ; But...left me Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me." « We are mistaken if ever — no matter what politics... | |
 | Kenneth T. Aitken - Religion - 1986 - 284 pages
...inflated bubble is bound to burst — as Shakespeare's Wolsey bitterly discovered: . . . I have ventur'd. Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This...left me. Weary and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must forever hide me. (b) The Sin of Pride. The connection between the first... | |
 | Jerry Blunt - Performing Arts - 1990 - 232 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...glory, But far beyond my depth: my high-blown pride Weary and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp and... | |
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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... 
