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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... "
Young Gentleman and Lady's Explanatory Monitor: A Selection from the Best ... - Page 223
by Rufus W. Adams - 1818 - 260 pages
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The British Essayists: Spectator

James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 392 pages
...in a mournful tone: as in that pathetical soliloquy of Cardinal Wolsey on his fall. ' 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...
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The Speaker: Or Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...close, And let us all to meditation. SHAKSPEAEE. CHAP. XIV. WOLSBY AND CROMWELL. HI . Wol. 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...
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A dictionary of quotations from the British poets, by the author of The ...

British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...behind : We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep. 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...
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The British Theatre: Or, A Collection of Plays, which are Acted at ..., Volume 6

Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1824 - 444 pages
...well, my little good lord cardinal. [Exeunt NORFOLK, SUFFOLK, SURREY, and CHAMBERLAIN. Wol. 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...
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The Beauties of Shakespeare: Selected from Each Play : with a General Index ...

William Shakespeare, William Dodd - Fore-edge painting - 1824 - 428 pages
...Nay then, farewell! THE VICISSITUDES OF LIFE. So farewell to the little 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 blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 512 pages
...lord cartlinal. [t'xcunt all biii WcJscy. H'ot. So farewell to the little good you bear me. Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; To-day he puts forth The lender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon...
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The Plays, Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 358 pages
...good lord cardinal. [Exeunt all but Wolsey. Wol. So farewell to the little 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 blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Diccion - 1825 - 382 pages
...him, I am sure of my reward from the other side. VI. — Cardinal Wolsey and Cromwell. Wol. 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...
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Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical and Critical, Volume 5

George Daniel, John Cumberland - English drama - 1826 - 530 pages
...SUFFOLK, SURREY, go off smiling L. and CHAMBERLAIN bows respectfully and follows. Wol. (nc) 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...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text by G. Steevens ..., Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 648 pages
...good lord cardinal. [Exeunt all but WoLSEY. Wol. So farewell to the little 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 blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon...
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