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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... "
Familiar Quotations: Being an Attempt to Trace to Their Source Passages and ... - Page 72
by John Bartlett - 1874 - 778 pages
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Studies in Poetry: Embracing Notices of the Lives and Writings of the Best ...

George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...CARDINAL WOLSEY AFTER HIS FALL FROM THE FAVOUR OF HENRY VIII. Wol. Farewell, a long farewell, to alLmy greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts...hope ; to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honors thick upon him : The third day, comes a frost, a killing frost ; And, — when he thinks, good...
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The Dramatic Works, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1831 - 528 pages
...good lord cardinal. [Exeunt ail but Wolsey. Wol. So farewell to the little good you bear mit Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the...honours thick upon him : The third day, comes a frost, a killing frost ; And, when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips...
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An Abridgment of Elements of Criticism

Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1831 - 328 pages
...decency a misfortune however great : the struggle agitates and animates the mind : Wolsey. Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the...hope ; to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honors thick upon him ; The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And when he thinks, good easy...
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The Dramatic Works, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1831 - 522 pages
...TExeiml aU but Wolsey. Wol. So farewell to the little good you bear me Farewell, a long farewell, lo all my greatness ! This is the state of man : To-day...The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms. And hears his blushing honours thick upon him г The third day, eûmes a frost, a killing frost ; And,...
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The poetical works of C.B. Ash, Volume 1

Charles Bowker Ash - 1831 - 648 pages
...bottom, Left not a wreck behind." PARODY.t THE UNFORTUNATE ACTOR. This is the state of man; to day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, tomorrow...his blushing honours thick upon him: The third day eomes a frost, a killing frost! And u-hen he thinks, good easy man! full surely His greatuess is a...
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The London Medical and Surgical Journal: Exhibiting a View of the ..., Volume 1

1832 - 872 pages
...proved abortive î This body may well exclaim with a doubledealing courtier of old ; — " Farewell — a long farewell to all my greatness ! This is the...honours thick upon him ; The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his...
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Literary recreations; or, Scenes from real life

John Young (M.A.) - 1833 - 328 pages
...from the place of his defeat, sighing as he did so, with the fallen Cardinal Wolsey, — " Farewell, a long farewell to all my greatness. This is the state...honours thick upon him ; The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And when he thinks, good, easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips...
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The English Orator: a Selection of Pieces for Reading & Recitation

James Hedderwick - Oratory - 1833 - 232 pages
...Bequeath'd by bleeding Sire to Son, Though baffled oft, is ever won. WOLSEY AND CROMWELL. Wol. FAREWELL, a long farewell to all my greatness! This is the state...thick upon him; The third day comes a frost — a killing frost, And — when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening — nips...
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Poetic gems: partly original; but chiefly selected from the best authors: by ...

Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 pages
...lies the head that wears a crown ! Shakspeare. CARDINAL WOLSEY'S LAMENTATION OP HIS PALL. FAREWELL, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! 'This is the...thick upon him; • The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a rip'ning, nips his...
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A treatise on happiness [by J. Flamank].

James Flamank - 1833 - 436 pages
...statue to a gallows ! " Wolsey exclaims, when he had tasted the bitterness of disgrace, — " Farewell ! a long farewell to all my greatness ! This is the...thick upon him. The third day comes a frost — a killing frost ; And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely, His greatness is a ripening — nips...
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