 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 Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 416 pages
...leaves of hope ; to-m'irrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honors thick upon him ; The third clay comes a frost, a killing frost, And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely H's greatness is a ripening, nips his shoot — And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1817 - 392 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; Arid—when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening—nips... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 328 pages
...my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to morrow blossoms, And hears his blushing honours thick upon...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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 342 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 en bladders, These many summers in a sea of glory... | |
 | Jerry Blunt - Performing Arts - 1990 - 232 pages
...the state of man: today he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes; tomorrow the 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 root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd. Like little wanton boys that... | |
 | Suzy Platt - Quotations, English - 1992 - 550 pages
...is the state of man: to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes; to-morrow 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 root, And then he falls, as I da I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that... | |
 | Louisa Susanna Cheves McCord - History - 1995 - 544 pages
...This is the state of man; today he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes, 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 root, And then he falls as I do. The civilized world seems, we have said, to be... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Poetry - 1995 - 136 pages
...to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes; to-morrow blossoms And bears his blushing honors thick upon him; The third day comes a frost, a killing frost,...thinks, good easy man, 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... | |
 | John W. Gardner, Francesca Gardner Reese - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1996 - 278 pages
...today he puts forth The tender leaves of hope; tomorrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honors thick upon him: The third day comes a frost, a killing frost,...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. William Shakespeare (Wolseyin Henry VIII) What... | |
 | Ray Leslee, Kenneth Welsh - Drama - 1998 - 44 pages
...Today he puts forth the tender leaves of hope, tomorrow blossoms, and bears his blushing honors thick upon him. The third day comes a frost, a killing frost,...greatness is a ripening, nips his root, and then he falls ... sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything ... MALE SINGER. WHEN IN DISGRACE WITH FORTUNE... | |
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