 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 466 էջ
...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...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, 6so These... | |
 | 1800 - 322 էջ
...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...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 էջ
...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 have ventured, " Like little... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 280 էջ
...greatness! This is the state of man! today he puts forth The tender leaves of hope; to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him; The...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 էջ
...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...frost, And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely Hii greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do.' We have likewise a fine example... | |
 | 1803 - 408 էջ
...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...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 whole part of Andromache... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 426 էջ
...of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day, conies a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks,...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 many... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 էջ
...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...thinks, good easy man, 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 80 էջ
...! 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 ; 4 And, — when he thinks, good easy man ! full surely His greatness is a ripening,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 548 էջ
...is 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, comes a frost, a killing frost; And,—when he thinks, good easy man, full-surely His greatness is a ripening,—nips... | |
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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... 
