 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 Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 584 pages
...no doubt, shall' thank YOU. So fare you well, my little good lord cardinal. [Exeunt all but IPolsey. 1ȿ ) sureh His greatness is arípreinng, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd,... | |
 | 1804 - 450 pages
...to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honors thick upon him ; The third day comes a frost, a lulling frost, And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely...is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls." NB Some remarks on a meeting of certain members of the " Executive Directory," at the Albany Tontine,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...AND CROMWELL. Wol, FARE WEL, a long farewel to all my greatness ! This is the state of man : to day. he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; tomorrow...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening, nips his shoot ; And then he fails, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 384 pages
...Farewel, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope,5 to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root,6 And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 420 pages
...of man ; To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope,5 to-morrow hlossoms, And hears his hlushing honours thick upon him : The third day, comes a frost,...full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root,6 And then he falls, as I do. 1 have ventur'd, Like little wanton hoys that swim on hladders,... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 pages
...is however very beautiful: the third line is finely descriptive.... This is the state of man: To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow...greatness is a ripening nips his root, And then he falls," &c. Jfenry VIII. As I have shewn you also that Mr. Gibbon could commit an error in the construction... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1809 - 202 pages
...To-d&y heputsiorth 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 ripuiing, nips his shoot ; And then he falls as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that... | |
 | Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - 1810 - 338 pages
...make the same impression, if uttered by a &et of speculative sages in the episode of a chorus. WOLSEY. So farewell to the little good you bear me ! Farewell,...killing frost, And, when he thinks, good easy man, fall surelj His greatness is a ripening, nips his root ; ' . ' • And then he falls, as I do. —... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...And streams shall murmur all around. CARDINAL WOLSEY's LAMENTATION OF HIS FALL. SHAKSPEAKE. FAREWELL, a long farewell to all my greatness ! This is the...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a rip'ning, nips bis root: And then he falls, as I do. 1 have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 278 pages
...all my greatness! Thisjsthe stale of man ! to day he puts Jjyk The tender leaves of hope ; to morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon...third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And when he tbinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as... | |
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