 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 472 pages
...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. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth : my high-blown pride At length broke... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 562 pages
...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-ripeuing, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 454 pages
...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...on bladders, These many summers in a sea of glory; Hut far beyond my depth : my high-blown pride At length broke under me; and now has left me, Weary,... | |
 | 1808 - 306 pages
...hlossoms. And hears his hloshing honours thick upon him, The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His...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 pages
...And, — when he thinks, good easy man, 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, This many summers in a sea of glory; But far beyond my depth: my high-blown pride At length broke under... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 380 pages
...frost; And,—when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening,—nips his root, 5 And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory; But far beyond my depth: my high-blown pride At length broke under... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 420 pages
...hlossoms, And hears his hlushing 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 his root,6 And then he falls, as I do. 1 have ventur'd, Like little wanton hoys that swim on hladders,... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...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 his shoot ; And then he fails, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys,... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...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 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 - Readers - 1809 - 202 pages
...blossoms, And bears his blushing honors 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 ripuiing, nips his shoot ; And then he falls as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that... | |
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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 honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And, — when... 
