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... The Plays - Page 188by William Shakespeare - 1824Full view - About this book
| William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 494 pages
...To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honors thick upon him ; The third day comes a frost, a killing...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening — nips his root ; And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys... | |
| East India college - 1845 - 620 pages
...of man ; to-day he put> forth The tender leares of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears hit blmhing honours thick upon him: The third day comes a frost,...killing frost; And, — when he thinks, good easy man t full surely His greatness Is a- ripening,— nips his root. And then he falls, fcc. fcc. SlliKBSPSiRE.... | |
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...sleep, Had the fore-hand and vantage of a king. -King Henry V. VANITY OF HUMAN POWER. Wolscy. FAREWELL, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys... | |
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...Canutus Burnamed the hardie." Holinshed. The Description of England. Book 2. cap. 6. Wolsey. Farewell, often comparable herein to the nobilitie of the land,...Description of Englande. Book 2. cap. 6. Hamlet. fidl surely His greatness is a ripeninp, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.' Henry V1I1.... | |
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| John Relly Beard - Bible - 1847 - 660 pages
...mortal condition in general : — • This is the state of man : To-day he puts forth The tender leave« of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing...frost ; And, — when he thinks, good easy man, full eurely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls.' BDELLIUM is a Greek word,... | |
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...puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-mor | row blossoms, And bears his blushing honors thick | upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing...full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his shoot ; And then he falls as I do. I | have venturd, Like little wanton boys, that swim | 6n bladders,... | |
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...is the state of man : To-day he puts forth The tinder leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bean nto several forms. And though it may seem difficult...descend to all particulars, yet experienced schoolma froitness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. 1 have ventur'd, Ule little wanton... | |
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