 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...  HOYT'S NEW CYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL QUOTATIONS - Page 335by KATE LOUISE ROBERTS - 1922Full view - About this book
 | William Scott - 1825 - 372 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...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his shoot — And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1825
...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...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... | |
 | Regina Maria Roche - 1825
...were but yesterday so vivid, so sanguine ! but, as Wolsey says — ' 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 ripening, nips his root, And then he tails, as I do.' But what is to be done ? had I not better make... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826
...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...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... | |
 | George Daniel, John Cumberland - 1826
...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...thinks, good easy man ! full surely His greatness is a ripening — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys,... | |
 | John Milton - 1826
...passage seems to be taken from Shakspcare, Henry VIII. A. iii. S. ii. " This is the state of man ; To-day he puts forth " The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow...a-ripening, nips his root ; " And then he falls, as I do." — Upon which Mr. Warburton remarks, that as spring-frosts are not injurious to the roots of fruit-trees,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826
...chattels, as it is found in Holinshed, p. 909. Wol. So farewell to the little good you bear me. Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the...blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him31 : The third day, comes a frost, a killing frost ; And, — when he thinks, good easy man, full... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1827 - 345 pages
...no man see me more. THE VICISSITUDES OF LIFE. So farewell to the little good you bear me, Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness! This is the...frost; And, — when he thinks, good easy man, full surelj His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 346 pages
...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...easy man, full surely • • . ' His greatness is a rip'ning, nips his shoot ; And then 'he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, / Like little wanton boys,... | |
 | 1827
...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...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do.' We have likewise a fine example of this in the... | |
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