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" This is the state of man : to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes ; 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... "
The Boy's Second Help to Reading: A Selection of Choice Passages from ... - Page 192
by Theodore Alors W. Buckley - 1854 - 312 pages
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1820 - 422 pages
...leaves of hope ; tomorrow blossoms, Add bears his blushing honors thick upon him; The third day come a frost, a killing frost, And when he thinks, good...full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his shoot — , And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders,...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 19

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 526 pages
...to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope * 7, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root8, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders,...
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Studies in History; Containing the History of England, from Its ..., Volume 1

Thomas Morell - 1822 - 486 pages
...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...killing frost, And, when he thinks, good easy man, full sorely His greatness is a rip'ning, nips his root : And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like...
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The British Essayists: Spectator

Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 252 pages
...man! to-day he puts forth Farewell!—a long farewell to all ray greatness! The tender leaves of hope; to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. We have likewise a fine example of this in the whole part of Andromache in the Distrest Mother, particularly...
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The British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volumes 11-12

British essayists - 1823 - 924 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...ripening, nips his root, And then he falls — as I do. We have likewise a fine example of this in the whole part of Andromache in the Distrest Mother, particularly...
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The British Essayists: Spectator

James Ferguson - 1823 - 394 pages
...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...His greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then ho falls as 1 do.' We have likewise a fine example of this in the whole of Andromache in The Distrest...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, a Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse for the ...

William Scott - 1823 - 396 pages
...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...full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his shoot — And then he falls, as I do. '1 have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders,...
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The Speaker: Or Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1823 - 412 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 rip'ning, nips his shoot ;' And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys, that...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare, Volume 6

William Shakespeare - 1823 - 444 pages
...hope, to-morrow blossoms, (1) Absolute. (2) As the Pope's legate. '3) A writ inc'ivi'iig a [wnalty. And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The...easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — mps his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on...
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A dictionary of quotations from the British poets, by the author of The ...

British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...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...ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls as I do. O Gentlemen, the time of life is short : To spend that shortness basely, 'twere too long, Tho' life...
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