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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... "
Dictionary of Shakespearian Quotations: Exhibiting the Most Forcible ... - Page 122
by William Shakespeare - 1853 - 418 pages
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: To which are Added His ...

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 542 pages
...ripening,— nips his root And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured Like little wanton boys that.swim on bladders This many summers in a sea of glory •...me Weary, and old with service, to the mercy ' Of a rnde stream, that must for ever hide me Vain pomp and glory of the world, I hate ve : I feel my heart...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 19

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 526 pages
...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...the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. * First folio, hopes. ' This is the state of man ; To-day he PUTS FORTH The tender LEAVES of hope,...
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Studies in History; Containing the History of England, from Its ..., Volume 1

Thomas Morell - Great Britain - 1822 - 486 pages
...: 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 far beyond my...the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me." How fitly does an inspired apostle designate the toils in which the men of this world are so assiduously...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text of the ..., Volume 6

William Shakespeare - 1823 - 636 pages
...good lord cardinal. [Exeunt all but WOLSEY. Wol. So farewell to the little good you bear me. Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the...the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye ; i "fa praemunire,] It is almost unnecessary to...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare, Volume 6

William Shakespeare - Theater - 1823 - 444 pages
...killing frost ; And, when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — mps his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd,...the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye ; I feel my heart new open'd : O, how wretched Is...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, in Ten Volumes: Richard the Third ...

William Shakespeare - 1823 - 320 pages
...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening,—nips his root, And then he falls, as 1 do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that...the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye ; ! feel my heart new open'd : O, how wretched Is...
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The Speaker: Or Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...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 far beyond my...the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp and glory of the world, I hate ye ! I feel my heart new open'd. Oh, how wretched Is that...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 512 pages
...good lord cardinal. [Exeunt all but Wolsey. Wol. So farewell to the little good you bear me. Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the...pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Wear}', and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp,...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 512 pages
...Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; To-day he puts forth The lender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his...left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy 3f a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye ; [ feel...
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The Beauties of Shakespeare: Selected from Each Play : with a General Index ...

William Shakespeare, William Dodd - Fore-edge painting - 1824 - 428 pages
...killing frost; And,—when he 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,...the mercy Of a rude, stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye; I feel my heart new open'd: O, how wretched Is that...
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