 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 pages
...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, These many summers...high blown pride At length broke under me ; and now Las left me, Weary and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream that must forever hide me. Vain... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 434 pages
...a ripening, nips his shoot—- And then h« falls, as I do. I have venturd, Like little wanton bays that swim on bladders. These many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth ; mv high blowu pride At length broke under inn ; ai-< uow has left me, Weary and old with service,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 518 pages
...root8, 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 me j and now has left me Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 542 pages
...root And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured 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 me ; and now has left me Weary, and old with service, to the... | |
 | Niccolò Forteguerri - 1822 - 280 pages
...greatness is a ripening, nips his root, (2) And then he falls, as I do. I have ven-tur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on blad-ders, These many summers...glo-ry; But far beyond my depth ! my high blown pride (3) At length broke under me, and now has left-me, Weary and old with service, to the mer-cy Of a rude... | |
 | Thomas Morell - 1822 - 486 pages
...His greatness is a rip'ning, nips his root : And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, 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 under me; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the... | |
 | 1989 - 370 pages
...running. (Virginia Wolfe) 6. I have ventured, /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 me: and now has left me. /Weary and old with service, to the... | |
 | 1873 - 786 pages
...before us an undeniable failure. "I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim ou bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth ; my highblown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me Weary, and old with service, to the... | |
 | Kenneth T. Aitken - 1986 - 284 pages
...Wolsey bitterly discovered: . . . 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 me, and now has left me. Weary and old with service, to the... | |
 | A. J. C. Edwards - 1986 - 300 pages
...brush? Has zeal outrun discretion? Have I ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders This many summers in a sea of glory: But far beyond my depth? Some readers may think so. If they do, I offer no defence. I ask them, too, to forgive me. Wimbledon... | |
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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 me ; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for... 
