 | 1847 - 312 pagini
...surely His greatness is a ripeming, — nips his root ; And then he falls as I do. I have ventured, — Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, —...with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream that must forever hide me ! " 2. — Solemnity and Sublimity. PMMORTALITY.] — Dana. " Oh ! listen, man ! A... | |
 | Asa Humphrey - 1847 - 238 pagini
...And then he falls as I do. I | have venturd, Like little wanton boys, that swim | 6n bladders, These many summers, in a sea | of glory ; But far beyond...service, to | the mercy Of a rude stream that must forev | er hide me. Vain pomp and glory of the world, | I hate you ! I feel my heart now open'd. Oh... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 216 pagini
...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 that swim...high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now hath left me, Weary and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me.... | |
 | Louis Raymond Véricour - 1848 - 490 pagini
...courtier: Farewell, a long farewell to all my greatness ! *****! have ventur'd Like little wanton hoys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea...me. Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye j I feel my heart new open'd : O, how wretched IB that poor man, that hangs on princes' favors ! *... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1848 - 588 pagini
...full surely His greatness is a ripening,—nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This...service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must forever hide me. Vain pomp and glory of this world, I hate ye: I feel my heart new opened. O, how wretched... | |
 | 1989 - 370 pagini
...fingers. 5. She allowed life to waste like a tap left running. (Virginia Wolfe) 6. I have ventured, /Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, /This...mercy /Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. (William Shakespeare) 7. The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun. (Robert Herrick) 8. Coffee is like a... | |
 | 1873 - 786 pagini
...and stands before us an undeniable failure. "I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim ou bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory ; But...mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me." « We are mistaken if ever — no matter what politics may be in the ascendant — the people of England... | |
 | Kenneth T. Aitken - 1986 - 284 pagini
...later the inflated bubble is bound to burst — as Shakespeare's Wolsey bitterly discovered: . . . I have ventur'd. Like little wanton boys that swim...service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must forever hide me. (b) The Sin of Pride. The connection between the first and second lines of 21:4 is... | |
 | Jerry Blunt - 1990 - 232 pagini
...swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory, But far beyond my depth: my high-blown pride Weary and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude...and glory of this world, I hate ye. I feel my heart now open'd. O how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes; favours! There is, betwixt that... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 pagini
...Like a bright exhalation in the evening, And no man see me more. (Ill, ii) OHFP 66 I have ventured forever hide me. (Ill, ii) OHFP 67 Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he... | |
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Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth ; my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for... 
