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 Technical World Magazine - Page 2001908Full view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 466 pages
...farewel, 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...thinks, good easy man, 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... | |
| 1800 - 322 pages
...farewe! 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...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a rip'ning, nips his root: And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that... | |
| 1809 - 572 pages
...soliloquy of cardinal Wolsey, an emphatical pause is properly introduced into the first metaphor. . " And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely " His greatness is a ripening, nips his root; " And then — he falls as 1 do." AM»d again in the same soliloquy, " I... | |
| George Alexander Cooke - 1802 - 304 pages
...! This is the state of man : to day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, 1 And bears his blushing honours thick upon him ; The...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his root, JUid then he falls as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton hoys that... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 280 pages
...farewell to all my greatness! This is the state of man! today he puts forth The tender leaves of hope; to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...frost, And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely Hib greatness is a ripening, nips hit root, And then he fallt as I do.' We have likewise a fine example... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - 266 pages
...in a mournful tone : as in that pathetical soliloquy of cardinal Wolsey on his fall. ' 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... | |
| 1803 - 408 pages
...the state of man !.... to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow blossoms. And hears his blushing honours thick upon him. The third day...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. We have likewise a fine example of this in the... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 426 pages
...good lord cardinal. [Exeunt all but WOLSEY. Wol. So farewell to the little good you bear me. 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... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...farewel 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...full surely His greatness is a-ripening , nips his shoot ; And then he falls , as I do. I have ventur'd , Like little wanton boys , that swim on bladders... | |
| Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 pages
...Sijfih. How does your tonjue grow wanton in her praise '• • WOLSEV AKD CROMWELL. - Wol. TJ1 AREWELL, 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 honors thick ilpon... | |
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