 | English poetry - 1857 - 334 pages
...day. SHAKSPERE. 151 152 WOLSEY'S SPEECH. HENRY Vm., ACT m., SCENE 6. So farewell to the little good ye bear me. Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness...nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, These many summers in a sea of glory ; But... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1857 - 796 pages
...my greatness ! (") This is the state of man : to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; (w) to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1859 - 784 pages
...them."— STEEVFNB. o You have, &c.] Query, You pave, ftc.! ACT III.] KING HENRY THE EIGHTH. [ciUENE II. About the giving back the great seal to us, The king...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... | |
 | 1858 - 520 pages
...language of Wolsey was more probably on his lips or at his heart : This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow...a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls, as I do ! His retirement did not appease the House of Commons. Night after night attacks were renewed upon... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - Elocution - 1858 - 494 pages
...to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honom thick upon him ; The third day comes a frost, a killing...nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders These many summers in a sea of glory, But far... | |
 | Marlborough coll - 1860 - 310 pages
...f/àp irápot oi/, /i.iut'i'ii vvv opiooiropwv <f)ôvos. WP CEAWLET. FROM "HENRY VIII." Farewell, л long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state...nips his root ; And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, These many summers in a sea of glory ; But... | |
 | Marlborough coll - 1860 - 310 pages
...\WOTOV ТОЙ' STT\WV tüv irárpos èé X OV fí'009, WP CEAWLET. FROM "HENRY VIII." Farewell, л long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state...nips his root ; And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, These many summers in a sea of glory ; But... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers (Secondary) - 1861 - 562 pages
...he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes ; to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honors thick upon him ; The third day comes a frost, a killing...nips his root; And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers, in a sea of glory ; But... | |
 | 292 pages
...of one who asserted the right to trample upon the necks of kings. This is the state of man: To-day, he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow...full surely His greatness is a-ripening — nips his bud And then ho falls Weary and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream. ' Urban II. and Paschal... | |
 | Sidney Beisly - 1864 - 200 pages
...Cardinal Wolsey compares his fallen state to the leaves and blossoms of plants killed by the frost : — So farewell to the little good you bear me, Farewell,...a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. The majestic cedar (Cedrus Libanus) and the classic oak are introduced in the following lines from... | |
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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 the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever... 
