 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...  Treasury of Choice Quotations - Page 67by Treasury - 1869 - 458 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thaddeus Mason Harris - Nature in the Bible - 1824 - 474 pages
...of human happiness, and the end of human ambition. " Such is the state of man ! To-day he puts forth tender leaves of hope; To-morrow blossoms, And bears...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 512 pages
...Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; To-day he puts forth The lender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his...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... | |
 | William Scott - Diccion - 1825 - 382 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...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... | |
 | Regina Maria Roche - 1825 - 926 pages
...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...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 648 pages
...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...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, —... | |
 | George Daniel, John Cumberland - English drama - 1826 - 530 pages
...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...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 —... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 490 pages
...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 540 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Jeremy Ladd Cross - Freemasonry - 1826 - 372 pages
...to our surprise, in the short space of an hour, 'they are all exhausted. Thus wastes man ! To-day, he puts forth the tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow,...and bears his blushing honours thick upon him ; the next day comes a frost, which nips the shoot; and when he thinks his greatness is still aspiring, he... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1827 - 658 pages
...no man see me more. THE VICISSITUDES OP LIFE. So farewell to the little good you bear me, Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness! This is the...The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And hears his blushing honours thick upon him: The third dav, comes a frost, a killing frost; And, —... | |
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