 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...  Cyclopædic science simplified - Page 428by John Henry Pepper - 1877Full view - About this book
 | William Leete Stone - 1832 - 602 pages
...admonished, at the close, almost in the very words of the great dramatist, — " Thus " wastes man ! to-day, he puts forth the tender leaves of hope ; " to-morrow blossoms, and bears his blushing honors thick " upon him ; the next day comes a frost, which nips the " shoot, and when he thinks his... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pages
...AND CROMWELL. Wol. 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 he thinks, good easy man, full surely... | |
 | Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 pages
...LAMENTATION OP HIS PALL. 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 he thinks, good easy man, full surely His... | |
 | James Flamank - 1833 - 436 pages
...disgrace, — " 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 he thinks, good easy man, full surely, His... | |
 | John Young (M.A.) - 1833 - 328 pages
...Cardinal Wolsey, — " 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 he thinks, good, easy man, full surely His... | |
 | Alfred Pownall - 1864 - 112 pages
...of a tree whose leaf suddenly withereth, and whose fruit falleth. 4 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 he thinks, good easy man, full surely His... | |
 | John W. Gardner, Francesca Gardner Reese - 1996 - 278 pages
...passing bell. John Ray Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness! This is the state of man: today he puts forth The tender leaves of hope; tomorrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honors thick upon him: The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And when he thinks, good easy... | |
 | Edmond Ronayne - 1996 - 628 pages
...yet. to our surprise, in the short space of an hour they are all exhausted. Thus wastes man ! Today he puts forth the tender leaves of hope; to-morrow, blossoms, and bears his Mulling honors thick upon him; the next day comes af rosi which nips the shoot ; and when he thinks... | |
 | Ray Leslee, Kenneth Welsh - 1998 - 44 pages
...SINGER. Is man no more than this? (Music #10: When In Disgrace) FOOL. This is the state of man.... Today he puts forth the tender leaves of hope, tomorrow blossoms, and bears his blushing honors thick upon him. The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, and when he thinks, good, easy... | |
 | William J. Bausch - 1999 - 324 pages
...sloth, and anger. Pride 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 honors thick upon him; The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And, when he thinks, good easy... | |
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