 | John Young (M.A.) - 1833 - 328 pages
...Cardinal Wolsey, — " 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...thinks, good, easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do." He now rejoined his brother in London,... | |
 | Thomas Bridgeman - 1835 - 130 pages
...circumstance, to paint the delusive nature of human expectation : " This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow...The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And nips his root." But we now return to the garden. Before we have time to explore nature's treasures,... | |
 | Thomas Miller - 1837 - 466 pages
...in proud triumph on the desolating marauders he had let loose. " This is the state of man ! To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow...surely His greatness is a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls." What visions have we beheld in forests floating among the summer greenery, as we... | |
 | Edward Howard - 1837 - 950 pages
...relief to me— '' 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...surely His greatness is a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls, as I do." But I did not. I went home to my lodging in horrible spirits, with my... | |
 | R T. Linnington - 1837 - 274 pages
...Hypermeter ; as, " 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...full surely His greatness is a-ripening, nips his shoot ; And then he falls, as I do." SIIAKSPEARE. OF TROCHAIC VERSE. The shortest form of the English... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...of watching. 15— v. 1 . 512 The instability of human happiness. This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his fruit," And then he falls. " 25— iii. 2. 513 The same. Then was I as a tree,... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...good you bear me. 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...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... | |
 | Hatchway (lieut, R.N., pseud.) - 1838 - 922 pages
...delivered himself, with good effect, of the following sentence : " This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow...killing frost ; And — when he thinks, good easy man, fall surely His greatness is a ripening,— nips his root, And then be falls as I do." " Well," I said,... | |
 | William Martin - 1838 - 368 pages
...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...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Benjamin Humphrey Smart - 1839 - 490 pages
...pause.] [Wolsey.] 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,...surely His greatness is a-ripe'ning, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, These many... | |
| |
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... 
