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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 ever... "
Histories - Page 709
by William Shakespeare - 1881
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors, Volume 4

John Milton - 1826 - 540 pages
...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...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,...
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The English Orator: a Selection of Pieces for Reading & Recitation

James Hedderwick - Oratory - 1833 - 232 pages
...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...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...
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The Old Commodore, Volume 1

Edward Howard - Sea in literature - 1837 - 950 pages
...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...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....
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Shakspearian Readings: Selected and Adapted for Young Persons and Others

William Shakespeare, Benjamin Humphrey Smart - English drama - 1839 - 490 pages
...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...a-ripe'ning, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, These many summers in a sea of glory, But...
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The book of poetry [ed. by B.G. Johns].

Book - 1841 - 164 pages
...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...nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers, in a sea of glory, But...
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The works of Shakspere, revised from the best authorities: with a ..., Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 672 pages
...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...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...
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English poetry, for use in the schools of the Collegiate institution ...

English poetry - 1844 - 110 pages
...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...nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders. These many summers in a sea of glory ; But...
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The District School Reader, Or, Exercises in Reading and Speaking: Designed ...

William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 494 pages
...To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honors thick upon him ; The third day comes a frost, a killing...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...
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Orthophony: Or, Vocal Culture in Elocution: A Manual of Elementary Exercises ...

James Edward Murdoch, William Russell - Elocution - 1845 - 424 pages
...To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honors thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing...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...
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Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts

William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 934 pages
...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...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,...
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