| William Shakespeare - 1836 - 588 pages
...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...And bears his blushing honors thick upon him ; The third day, comes a frost, a killing frost ; And — when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His... | |
| 1837 - 276 pages
...circumstance, to paint the delusive nature of human expectation : " This ¡s 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 j The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And nips his root." But we now... | |
| Edward Howard, Frederick Marryat - 1837 - 326 pages
...relief to 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 blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him ; The third da; comes a frost, a killing frost, And when he thinks, good easy... | |
| 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... | |
| William Morgan - 1993 - 134 pages
...this machine; how they pass away almost imperceptibly, and yet, to our surprise, in the short space of an hour they are all exhausted. Thus wastes man!...the tender leaves of hope; to-morrow, blossoms, and hears his blushing honors thick upon him; the next day comes a frost which nips the shoot, and when... | |
| Edmond Ronayne - 1996 - 628 pages
...machine : — how they pass away almost imperceptibly ! and yet. to our surprise, in the short space of an hour they are all exhausted. Thus wastes man...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... | |
| 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...And bears his blushing honors thick upon him: The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness... | |
| 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...and bears his blushing honors thick upon him. The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, and when he thinks, good, easy man, full surely his greatness... | |
| 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...And bears his blushing honors thick upon him; The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And, when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness... | |
| Daniel Parker - 2009 - 260 pages
...car— "'Farewell!'" he cried. "'A long farewell, to all my greatness! This is the state of man: Today he puts forth the tender leaves of hope; tomorrow...and bears his blushing honors thick upon him; the third day comes a frost, a killing frost, and when he thinks ... he think . . . ' " Tears started pouring... | |
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