 | 1808 - 306 pages
...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, a killing frost,...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do." 'Wo have likewise a fine example of this in... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 454 pages
...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...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, Like little wanton boys,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 420 pages
...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, a killing...thinks, good easy man, 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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 274 pages
...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 His greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do.' We have likewise a fine example of "this in... | |
 | Noah Webster - Readers - 1809 - 202 pages
...Tp ARE\\ EL, a longfurewel to all my greatness J ' J/ This is the state of man : To-d&y heputsiorth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow, blossoms, And...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... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...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...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening nips his root, And then he falls," &c. Jfenry VIII. As I have shewn you also that Mr. Gibbon... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...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,...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a rip'ning, nips bis root: And then he falls, as I do. 1 have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that... | |
 | Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - Comparative literature - 1810 - 336 pages
...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...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, Like little wanton boys... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1810 - 304 pages
...his fall : ' 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...bears his blushing honors thick upon him ; ' The third clay comes a frost, a killing frost ; 'And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely ' His greatness... | |
 | Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - Comparative literature - 1810 - 338 pages
...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, fall surelj His greatness is a ripening, nips his root ; ' . ' • And then he falls, as I do. —... | |
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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... 
