 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 444 Seiten
...killing frost ; And, when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — mps 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 beyond my depth : my high-blown pride... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 Seiten
...frost, And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a rip'ning, nips his shoot ;' And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys, that swim on bladders, These many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth : my high-blown pride... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 512 Seiten
...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,...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... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 Seiten
...of the majestic world, And bear the palm alone. 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 the mercy Of... | |
 | 1989 - 370 Seiten
...waste like a tap left running. (Virginia Wolfe) 6. I have ventured, /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... | |
 | 1873 - 786 Seiten
...and stands before us an undeniable failure. "I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim ou bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth ; my highblown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a... | |
 | Kenneth T. Aitken - 1986 - 284 Seiten
...Shakespeare's Wolsey bitterly discovered: . . . 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 the mercy Of a... | |
 | Jerry Blunt - 1990 - 232 Seiten
...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. 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... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 Seiten
...pie, is freed From his ambitious finger. (I, i) 3 I have ventured. Like little wanton boys that swim the agent for bees. In my sleeveless summery dress I have no protection, And they are al pride At length broke under me and now has left me, Weary and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude... | |
 | Suzy Platt - 1992 - 550 Seiten
...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, 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... | |
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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... 
