 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...  A Dictionary of Quotations from the English Poets - Page 188by Henry George Bohn - 1867 - 715 lehteFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 466 lehte
...610 [Exeunt all but WOLSEY. Wol. So farewel to the little good you bear me. Farewel, a long farewel, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; To-day...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... | |
 | 1800 - 322 lehte
...murmur all around. Et CARDINAL WOLSEY's LAMENTATION OF HIS FALL. SHAKESFEARE. Jr AREWEL, a long farewe! to all my greatness ! This is the state of man; to-day...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 280 lehte
...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...frost, And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely Hib greatness is a ripening, nips hit root, And then he fallt as I do.' We have likewise a fine example... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 266 lehte
...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...frost, And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely Hii greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do.' We have likewise a fine example... | |
 | George Alexander Cooke - 1802 - 304 lehte
...! This is the state of man : to day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, 1 And bears his blushing honours thick upon him ; The...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his root, JUid then he falls as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton hoys that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 426 lehte
...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...his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day, conies a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness... | |
 | 1803 - 408 lehte
...the state of man !.... to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow blossoms. And hears his blushing honours thick upon him. The third day...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... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 lehte
...us all to meditation. SHAKESPBAKX. 'TT L t. CHAP. XX. TVolsey and Cromwell. AREWEI. , a long farewel to all my greatness! This is the state of man : To-day...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 80 lehte
...my little good lord cardinal. \•Exeunt NORFOLK, SUFFOLK, SURREY, and Chamberlain. Wol. Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the...honours thick upon him: The third day, comes a frost, a killing frost ; 4 And, — when he thinks, good easy man ! full surely His greatness is a ripening,... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 lehte
...Sijfih. How does your tonjue grow wanton in her praise '• • WOLSEV AKD CROMWELL. - Wol. TJ1 AREWELL, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! •*• This...of hope ; to-morrow blossoms And bears his blushing honors thick ilpon him ; The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And when bethinks, good easy... | |
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