 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
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 472 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, comes a frost, a killing frost; And,—when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening,—nips... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 454 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,...ripening, — 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;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 274 pages
...of hope ; to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon luai ; The third day conies a frost, a killing frost, And when he thinks, good...do.' We have likewise a fine example of "this in the tvhole of Andromache in The Distrest Mother, particularly in these lines— ' I'll go, and in the anguish... | |
 | 1808 - 306 pages
...of man ! to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow hlossoms. And hears his hloshing honours thick upon him, The third day comes a frost,...ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do." 'Wo have likewise a fine example of this in the whole part of Andromache in the Distrest Mother, particularly... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 384 pages
...is the state of man ; To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope,5 to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day,...full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root,6 And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 420 pages
...of man ; To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope,5 to-morrow hlossoms, And hears his hlushing honours thick upon him : The third day, comes a frost,...full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root,6 And then he falls, as I do. 1 have ventur'd, Like little wanton hoys that swim on hladders,... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...is the state of man : to day. he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; tomorrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him ; The third day...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening, nips his shoot ; And then he fails, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 380 pages
...is the state of man; To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, 5 to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him: The third day, comes a frost, a killing frost; And,—when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening,—nips... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 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...greatness is a ripening nips his root, And then he falls," &c. Jfenry VIII. As I have shewn you also that Mr. Gibbon could commit an error in the construction... | |
 | Noah Webster - Readers - 1809 - 202 pages
...To-d&y heputsiorth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow, blossoms, And bears his blushing honors thick upon him ; The third day comes a frost, a killing...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... | |
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