 | William Shakespeare - 1745 - 508 pages
...:' ' The third day comes a froft, a killing rroft, And when he thinks, good eafie man, full finely His greatnefs is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Lake little wanton boys that fwim on bladders, Thefe many fummers in a fea of gtery : But far beyond... | |
 | William Dodd - 1754 - 312 pages
...upon him* The third Day comes a frojl, a killing frojl, And when he thinks, good eajy man, full furdy His greatnefs is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do — Hen. VIII. S. 6. Act. 3. Po o R Dookalb, thy greatnefs was a ripening, and thy blujlnng honours... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1762 - 464 pages
...blufhing honours thick upon him ; The third day comes a froft, a killing froft, And when he think?, good eafy man, full furely His greatnefs is a ripening, nips his root, . ;, And then he falls as I do. ,. . ."; Henry VIII. aft $.fc. 6t EC T. VH. '•:•: -: r . . • '••- < .'••.... -*."'••... | |
 | William Dodd - English essays - 1764 - 330 pages
...forth The tender leaves of hope; to-morrow bloflbms, And bears his blufhing honours, thick upon himj The third day comes a froft, a killing froft — And...ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do ! But the mofl famous fimile of this fort, is that of Homer ; in the fpeech of Glaucus, Iliad, B. VI.... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1765 - 578 pages
...greatnefs 1 This is the ftate of man ; to day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow bloflbms, And bears his blufhing honours thick upon him ; The...ripening, nips his root, % And then he falls as I do. Henry VIII. aB 3-fc. *, SECT. VII. Figure of Speech. IN the feftion immediately foregoing, a figure... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1767 - 420 pages
...frtemun'ri is fet out by Hulinrjbead in his Life of K. Henry VlHth p. <>c£. And bears his bluihing honours thick upon him :, , The third day comes a...(, , And then he falls, as I do. . I have ventur'd, ,' tj , Like little wanton boys, that fwim on bladders,. Thefe many fununers in a fea of glory : .... | |
 | Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - 1772 - 304 pages
...hopes, to-morrow bloflbms, And bears his blufhing honours thick upon him, The third day comes a frofr, a killing froft, And when he thinks, good eafy man,...nips his root; And then he falls, as I do. I have ye'ntur'd, Like little wanton boys, that fwim on bladders, Thefe many iimimers in a fea of glory, But... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1772 - 398 pages
...upon him ; The thiid day comes a froft, a kilhng Hoft, And when he thinks, good eafy man, full lurely His greatnefs is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. Henry VIII. aS 3. fc. 6. S EC T. VII. Figure of "Speech. IN the fection immediately foregoing, a figure... | |
 | Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - 1772 - 304 pages
...honours thick upon him, The third day comes a. froft, a killing froft, And when he thinks, good cafy man, full furely His greatnefs is a ripening, nips his root; And then he fall?, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys, that fwim on bladders, Thcfe many fummers... | |
 | Joseph Townsend - Despotism - 1781 - 342 pages
...bloflbms, And bean his bluflung honours thick upon him ; The third day comes a froft, a killing frofl ; And when he thinks, good eafy man, full furely His...nips his root; And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys, that fwira on bladders, Thefe many fummers in a fea of glory : But... | |
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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 he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness... 
