...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 greatness is...

...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 greatness is a...

...soliloquy of cardinal Wolsey, an emphatical pause is properly introduced into the first metaphor. . " And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely " His greatness is a ripening, nips his root; " And then — he falls as 1 do." AM»d again in the same soliloquy, " I...

...of hope, to-morrow blossoms, 1 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 greatness is a ripening, nips his root, JUid then he falls as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton hoys that...

...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 Hib greatness is a ripening, nips hit root, And then he fallt as I do.' We have likewise a fine example...

...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 Hii greatness is a ripening,...

...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...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys...

...leaves of hope ; to-morrow blossoms. And hears 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 greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. We have likewise a fine example of this in the...

...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 ; 4 And, — when he thinks, good easy man ! full surely His greatness...

...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 greatness is a-ripening...