 | Noah Webster - 1802 - 278 pages
...And bears his blufcing honors thick upon him ; ; The third day comes a froft, a killing froft, v ' And when he thinks, good eafy man, full furely His greatnefs is a ripening, nips his fhsot ; And then he falls, as I do. 1 have ventur'd -* •* Like little wanton boys that fwim on bladders,... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 266 pages
...third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely Hii greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do.' We have likewise a fine example of this in the whole of Andromache in The Distrest Mother, particularly... | |
 | 1803 - 408 pages
...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, as I do. We have likewise a fine example of this in the whole part of Andromache in the Distrest Mother, particularly... | |
 | 1803 - 250 pages
...him; The third (lay comes a troft, a killing froft ; And when he thinks, good eafy man, full firely His greatnefs is a ripening, nips his root; And then he falls as 1 do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys, that fwim on bladders, Thefe taany fummers in a fea... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...third d;iy 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 as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wantcn boys, that swim on bladders, These many suir.mers in a sea of glory. But far beyond my depth... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 510 pages
...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, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like liiile wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1807 - 588 pages
...ftruggle agitates and animates the mind : Wolfey. Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greataefs r This is the ftate of man , to-day he puts forth The...ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. . fftarjr VIII. A& HI. St. 6. SECT. SECT. VII.— Figure of Speech. IN the feclion immediately foregoing,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 494 pages
...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 as I do.' We have likewise a fine example of this in the whole of Andromache in The Distrest Mother, particularly... | |
 | 1808 - 306 pages
...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 as I do." 'Wo have likewise a fine example of this in the whole part of Andromache in the Distrest Mother, particularly... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 476 pages
...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, as I do. I have ventur'd, bike little, wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond... | |
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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... 
