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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... "
A Library of Religious Poetry: A Collection of the Best Poems of All Ages ... - Page 404
edited by - 1880 - 1004 pages
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An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking: Calculated to ...

Noah Webster - 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...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...WoU F AREWELLV a long farewell to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; tomorrow blossoms, And...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his shoot — And then he falls, as 1 do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors, Volume 4

John Milton - 1826 - 540 pages
...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...a-ripening, nips his root ; " And then he falls, as I do." — Upon which Mr. Warburton remarks, that as spring-frosts are not injurious to the roots of fruit-trees,...
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Studies in Poetry: Embracing Notices of the Lives and Writings of the Best ...

George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...Wol. Farewell, a long farewell, to alLmy greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow blossoms, And...he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness in a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys...
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An Abridgment of Elements of Criticism

Lord Henry Home Kames - 1831 - 328 pages
...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 blossoms, And...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. HENRY VIII.— ACT III. Sc. 6. SECTION VII. —...
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The English Orator: a Selection of Pieces for Reading & Recitation

James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 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...ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, These many summers in a sea of glory; But far beyond my depth: my high-blown pride At length broke...
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Richard III. Henry VIII. Troilus and Cressida. Timon of Athens. Coriolanus

William Shakespeare - 1836 - 588 pages
...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 blossoms, And...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...
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The Elocutionist: Consisting of Declamations and Readings in Prose and ...

Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 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 honors thick upon...thinks, good easy man, full surely, His greatness is a ripening, nips his shoot, And then he falls—as I do. I have ventured Like little wanton boys, that...
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The Old Commodore, Volume 1

Edward Howard - 1837 - 950 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...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 detestable cough worse than ever....
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Beauties of the Country: Or, Descriptions of Rural Customs, Objects, Scenery ...

Thomas Miller - 1837 - 466 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...is a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls." What visions have we beheld in forests floating among the summer greenery, as we lay with half-shut...
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