 | Thomas Bridgeman - 1840 - 418 pàgines
...this circumstance, of the delusive nature of human expectations : " This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope; to-morrow...The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And nips his root." But we now return to the garden. Before we have time to explore Nature's treasures,... | |
 | William Howitt - 1840 - 560 pàgines
...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...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls as 1 do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1841 - 320 pàgines
...good you bear me. 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...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... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 pàgines
...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...nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers, in a sea of glory, But... | |
 | Jerry Blunt - 1990 - 232 pàgines
...puts forth The tender leaves of hopes; tomorrow the blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him; The third day comes a frost, a killing frost,...nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd. Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory, But far... | |
 | Suzy Platt - 1992 - 550 pàgines
...he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes; to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him; The third day comes a frost, a killing frost,...a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls, as I da I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory,... | |
 | Louisa Susanna Cheves McCord - 1995 - 544 pàgines
...today he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes, tomorrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him: The third day comes a frost, a killing frost,...a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. The civilized world seems, we have said, to be struggling in its death throes; not yet is "the strong... | |
 | John W. Gardner, Francesca Gardner Reese - 1996 - 278 pàgines
...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...a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. William Shakespeare (Wolseyin Henry VIII) What is the world to a man when his wife is a widow. Irish... | |
 | Ray Leslee, Kenneth Welsh - 1998 - 44 pàgines
...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...thinks, good, easy man, full surely his greatness is a ripening, nips his root, and then he falls ... sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything... | |
 | William J. Bausch - 1999 - 324 pàgines
...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...nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory; But far... | |
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And then he falls as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory, But far beyond my depth ; my high-blown pride, At length broke under me, and now has left me, Weary and old with service, to... 
