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... Select British Classics - Page 3061803Full view - About this book
| Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1765 - 578 pages
...third day comes a froft, a killing froft, And when he thinks, good eafy man, full furely His greatnefs is a ripening, nips his root, % And then he falls as I do. Henry VIII. aB 3-fc. *, SECT. VII. Figure of Speech. IN the feftion immediately foregoing, a figure... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1765 - 522 pages
...third day comes a froft, a killing froft, And when he thinks, goodeafy man, full furely His greatnefs is a ripening, + nips his root; And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys, that fwim on bladders, Thefe many fummers in a fea of glory,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1767 - 304 pages
...day comes a froft, a killing froft ; And when he thinks, good ealy man, full furely • His greamefs is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that fwim on bladders, Thefe many dunmers in a fea of glory,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1767 - 420 pages
...comes a froft, a killing froft ; . •And when he thinks, good eafy man, full furely, . . His greatnefs is a ripening, nips his root;- (, , And then he falls, as I do. . I have ventur'd, ,' tj , Like little wanton boys, that fwim on bladders,. Thefe many fununers in... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1768 - 518 pages
...third day comes a froft, a killing froft, And when he thinks, good eafy man, full purely His greatnefs is a ripening, * nips his root; And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys, that fwim on bladders, Thefe many fummers in a fea of glory,... | |
| Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - 1769 - 300 pages
...third day comes a froft, a killing froft, And when he thinks, good eafy man, full furely His greatnefs is a ripening, nips his root ; And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys, that fwim on bladders, Thefe many fummers in a_fea of glory,... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1772 - 398 pages
...thiid day comes a froft, a kilhng Hoft, And when he thinks, good eafy man, full lurely His greatnefs is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. Henry VIII. aS 3. fc. 6. S EC T. VII. Figure of "Speech. IN the fection immediately foregoing, a figure... | |
| Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - 1772 - 304 pages
...third day comes a frofr, a killing froft, And when he thinks, good eafy man, full furely His greatnefs is a ripening, nips his root; And then he falls, as I do. I have ye'ntur'd, Like little wanton boys, that fwim on bladders, Thefe many iimimers in a fea of glory,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1773 - 424 pages
...third day pomes a froft, a killing froft ; And when he thinks, good eafy man, full furely His greatnefs is a ripening, nips his root ; And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys, that fwim on bladders, The/e many fummers in a fea of glory... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1780 - 336 pages
...third day comes a froft, a killing froft. And when he thinks, good eafy man, full furely His greatnefs is a ripening, nips his root; And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys, that fwrm on bladders, Thefe many fummers in a fea of glory,... | |
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