 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...  The Plays of William Shakspeare - Page 73by William Shakespeare - 1823Full view - About this book
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...killing frost ; And, — when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness in a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd,...service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must forever hide me. Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye ; I feel my heart new open'd : O, how... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...many summers In a sea of glory; But far beyond my Bepth : my highblown pride At length broke tinder me ; and now has left me, Weary and old with service,...hide me. Vain pomp and glory of this world, I hate ye ! [From Measure for Measure.] FEAIt OF DEATH. AY, but to die, and go we know not whore ; To lie in... | |
 | James Hedderwick - Oratory - 1833 - 232 pages
...root; And then he falls, as I do! I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, These many summers in a sea of glory; But far beyond my...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 poor man that hangs... | |
 | James Flamank - 1833 - 436 pages
...Cardinal Wolsey exclaims — -" I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, These many summers in a sea of glory, But far beyond my...mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me." When ambition guides the mind, ease, honour, and character will be sacrificed for the purpose of advancement.... | |
 | Psychology - 1989 - 370 pages
...fingers. 5. She allowed life to waste like a tap left running. (Virginia Wolfe) 6. I have ventured, /Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, /This...mercy /Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. (William Shakespeare) 7. The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun. (Robert Herrick) 8. Coffee is like a... | |
 | England - 1873 - 786 pages
...and stands before us an undeniable failure. "I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim ou bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory ; But...mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me." « We are mistaken if ever — no matter what politics may be in the ascendant — the people of England... | |
 | Kenneth T. Aitken - Religion - 1986 - 284 pages
...later the inflated bubble is bound to burst — as Shakespeare's Wolsey bitterly discovered: . . . I have ventur'd. Like little wanton boys that swim...service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must forever hide me. (b) The Sin of Pride. The connection between the first and second lines of 21:4 is... | |
 | Jerry Blunt - Performing Arts - 1990 - 232 pages
...frost, a 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....glory, But far beyond my depth: my high-blown pride Weary and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp and... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - Literary Criticism - 1992 - 1172 pages
...Like a bright exhalation in the evening, And no man see me more. (Ill, ii) OHFP 66 I have ventured forever hide me. (Ill, ii) OHFP 67 Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he... | |
 | David Selwyn - History - 1998 - 384 pages
...surely His greatness is a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. I have ventur'd Like litde wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers...that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp and glory of the world, I hate ye; I feel my heart new open'd. O how wretched of Mr. Edmund Bertram so formal, so... | |
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