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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... "
The Works of Joseph Addison Complete in Three Volumes Embracing the Whole of ... - Page 316
by Joseph Addison - 1864
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The Beauties of the Poets: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry

1806 - 330 pages
...FALL. SHAKSPEARE. FAREWELL, a long farewell to all ray greatness I This is the state of man; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope: to-morrow...thinks, good easy man, full surely 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...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: With Explanatory Notes ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 562 pages
...good you bear 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...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...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, with Explanatory Notes ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 584 pages
...good you bear me. Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; To-day . — 0 my lord Abcrga'ny, fare you well. Bran. Nay,...know How he determines further. Abcr. As the duke sureh His greatness is arípreinng, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd,...
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The Plays of Shakspeare: Printed from the Text of Samuel Johnson ..., Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1807 - 472 pages
...good you bear 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...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...
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The Balance, and Columbian Repository, Volume 3

1804 - 450 pages
...to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honors thick upon him ; The third day comes a frost, a lulling frost, And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely...is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls." NB Some remarks on a meeting of certain members of the " Executive Directory," at the Albany Tontine,...
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The Speaker; Or Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...meditation. SHAKSPEARS. WOLSEY AND CROMWELL. Wol, FARE WEL, a long farewel to all my greatness ! This is the state of man : to day. he puts forth The tender...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,...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 11

William Shakespeare - 1808 - 384 pages
...Farewel, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope,5 to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...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,...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare ...: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 11

William Shakespeare - 1808 - 420 pages
...of man ; To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope,5 to-morrow hlossoms, And hears his hlushing honours thick upon him : The third day, comes a frost,...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,...
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The British Essayists;: Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 274 pages
...cardinal Wolsey on his fall. ° Farewell ! — a long farewell to all my greatness! Tins is the state ol man ! to day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope...blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon luai ; The third day conies a frost, a killing frost, And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely...
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Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition, Addressed to His Son

George Gregory - 1809 - 384 pages
...is however very beautiful: the third line is finely descriptive.... This is the state of man: To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow...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...
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