 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 Dramatic Works - Page 133by William Shakespeare - 1831Full view - About this book
 | Francis Barry Boyle] [St. Leger - 1829 - 336 pages
...put into his mouth befit both the subject and the speaker : — This is the state of man ! — to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow...— nips his root, — And then he falls, as I do ! The Cardinal was truly a man of vast mind — of a haughty and aspiring soul; and the spectacle of... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1829 - 420 pages
...Cromwell.— HENRY VIII. 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 ; tomorrow...full surely His 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,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 438 pages
...would bite his lip To hear the javel so good men to nip. Hutberd This is the state of man : to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow...comes a frost, a killing frost ; And when he thinks, ^ood easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening, nipt his root ; And then he falls, as I do.... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1830 - 492 pages
...decency a misfortune however great : the struggle agitates and animates the rnind : WoUey. Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the...ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do.— Henry Vlll. act 3. so. 6. SECT. VII. FIGURE OF SPEECH. IN the section immediately foregoing, a figure... | |
 | Jerry Blunt - Performing Arts - 1990 - 232 pages
...my greatness! This is the state of man: today he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes; tomorrow the blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon...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 wanton boys that... | |
 | Suzy Platt - Quotations, English - 1992 - 550 pages
...farewell, to all my greatness! This is the state of man: to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes; to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls, as I da I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that... | |
 | Louisa Susanna Cheves McCord - History - 1995 - 544 pages
...speaker is Cardinal Wolsey): This is the state of man; today he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes, tomorrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. The civilized world seems, we have said, to be... | |
 | Ray Leslee, Kenneth Welsh - Drama - 1998 - 44 pages
...Today he puts forth the tender leaves of hope, tomorrow blossoms, and bears his blushing honors thick upon him. The third day comes a frost, a killing frost,...greatness is a ripening, nips his root, and then he falls ... sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything ... MALE SINGER. WHEN IN DISGRACE WITH FORTUNE... | |
 | David Selwyn - History - 1998 - 384 pages
...farewell to all my greatness. This is the state of man; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...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 litde wanton boys that swim... | |
 | Harold Bloom - Characters and characteristics in literature - 2001 - 750 pages
...farewell to all my greatness. /This is the state of man; to-day he puts forth /The tender leaves of hopes, to-morrow blossoms, / And bears his blushing honours...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 wanton boys that... | |
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