 | Noah Webster - 1809 - 202 pagini
...Tp ARE\\ EL, a longfurewel to all my greatness J ' J/ This is the state of man : To-d&y heputsiorth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow, blossoms, And...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... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pagini
...WoU F AREWELLV a long farewell to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; tomorrow blossoms, And...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his shoot — And then he falls, as 1 do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 540 pagini
...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...a-ripening, nips his root ; " And then he falls, as I do." — Upon which Mr. Warburton remarks, that as spring-frosts are not injurious to the roots of fruit-trees,... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pagini
...Wol. Farewell, a long farewell, to alLmy greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow blossoms, And...he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness in a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1831 - 328 pagini
...Wolsey. 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...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. HENRY VIII.— ACT III. Sc. 6. SECTION VII. —... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pagini
...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...ventured, 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1836 - 588 pagini
...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...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... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 pagini
...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 upon...thinks, good easy man, full surely, His greatness is a ripening, nips his shoot, And then he falls—as I do. I have ventured Like little wanton boys, that... | |
 | Edward Howard - 1837 - 950 pagini
...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...a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls, as I do." But I did not. I went home to my lodging in horrible spirits, with my detestable cough worse than ever.... | |
 | Thomas Miller - 1837 - 466 pagini
...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...is a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls." What visions have we beheld in forests floating among the summer greenery, as we lay with half-shut... | |
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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... 
