 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...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Sivu 4161877Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | 1808 - 306 sivua
...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 sivua
...Farewel, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope,5 to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...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 sivua
...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,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 274 sivua
...his fall. ° Farewell ! — a long farewell to all my greatness! Tins is the state ol man ! to day he puts forth The tender leaves 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 easy man, full surely... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 380 sivua
...farewel, to all my greatness! This 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... | |
 | Thomas Smith Webb - 1808 - 348 sivua
...short space of an hour they are all exhausted. Thus wastes man ! to-day, he puts forth the ten.' der leaves of hope; to-morrow, blossoms, and bears his blushing honours thick upon him ; the next day comes a frost, which nips the shoot, and when he thinks his greatness is still aspiring, he... | |
 | George Gregory - 1809 - 384 sivua
...is however very beautiful: the third line is finely descriptive.... This is the state of man: To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow...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 - 1809 - 202 sivua
...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... | |
 | Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - 1810 - 336 sivua
...me ! Farewell, a long farewell to all my greatness ! , . ' M This This is the state of man : to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow...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, But... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 272 sivua
...as in that pathetical soliloquy of cardinal Wolsey on his fall. The tenderleaves of hope ; to morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon...ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. We have likewise a fine example of this in the whole of Andromache in The Distrest Mother* particularly... | |
| |
