...short space of an hour they are all exhausted. Thus wastes man ! to-day, he puts forth the ten.' der leaves of hope; to-morrow, blossoms, and bears his blushing honours thick upon him ; the next day comes a frost, which nips the shoot, and when he thinks his greatness is still aspiring, he...

...is however very beautiful: the third line is finely descriptive.... This is the state of man: To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow...greatness is a ripening nips his root, And then he falls," &c. Jfenry VIII. As I have shewn you also that Mr. Gibbon could commit an error in the construction...

...To-d&y heputsiorth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow, blossoms, And bears his blushing honors thick upon him ; The third day comes a frost, a killing...thinks, good easy man, full surely, His greatness is a ripuiing, nips his shoot ; And then he falls as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that...

...me ! Farewell, a long farewell to all my greatness ! , . ' M This This is the state of man : to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow...greatness is a ripening, nips his root ; And then he falls, as I do. — I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, These many summers...

...FALL. SHAKSPEAKE. 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 rip'ning, nips bis root: And then he falls, as I do. 1 have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that...

...as in that pathetical soliloquy of cardinal Wolsey on his fall. The tenderleaves of hope ; to morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon...greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. We have likewise a fine example of this in the whole of Andromache in The Distrest Mother*...

...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...killing frost, And, when he thinks, good easy man, fall surelj His greatness is a ripening, nips his root ; ' . ' • And then he falls, as I do. —...

...all my greatness! Thisjsthe stale of man ! to day he puts Jjyk The tender leaves of hope ; to morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon...third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And when he tbinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as...

...his fall : ' 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 clay comes a frost, a killing frost ; 'And when he thinks, good...

...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...greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, bike little, wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers...