 | Pierce Egan - 1999 - 603 pages
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 | Allardyce Nicoll - 1958 - 248 pages
...he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes ; to-morrow blossoms And bears his blushing honours thick upon him; The third day comes a frost, a killing frost,...a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. (ø, ii, 352-8) It was a mistake to aspire, but his fall, as he sees it, has not come from wrong-doing,... | |
 | Daniel Parker - 2009 - 260 pages
...car— "'Farewell!'" he cried. "'A long farewell, to all my greatness! This is the state of man: Today he puts forth the tender leaves of hope; tomorrow...comes a frost, a killing frost, and when he thinks ... he think . . . ' " Tears started pouring down his cheeks, pooling in the folds of his jowls. "... | |
 | Paul Hammaker - 2003 - 734 pages
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 | William Patten - 2003 - 548 pages
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 | J. Philip Newell - 2003 - 148 pages
...today he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes, tomorrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him. The third day comes a frost, a killing frost,...a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. . . . Vain pomp and glory of this world, I hate ye. . . . O, how wretched Is that poor man that hangs... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 2003 - 788 pages
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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... 
