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... A dictionary of quotations from the British poets, by the author of The ... - Pagina 145 de British poets - 1824 Vizualizare completă -
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