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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... "
The dramatic works of William Shakspeare - Page 53
by William Shakespeare - 1813
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The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...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...high-blown pride At length broke under me; and now has left mcj "Weary and old with service , to the mercy Of a rude stream , that must fpr ever hide me....
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text of the ..., Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 434 pages
...comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,' — when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls,...ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, 1 ' of a praemunire,] It is almost unnecessary to observe that prcemunire is a barbarous word used...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the ..., Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 408 pages
...comes a frost, a killing frost ; And, — when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls,...ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, i of a praemunire,] It is almost unnecessary to observe that pramunire is a barbarous word used instead...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...• ' And bears his blushing hdnours thick upon him j The third d;iy comes a frost, a killing frost, And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His...then he falls as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wantcn boys, that swim on bladders, These many suir.mers in a sea of glory. But far beyond my depth...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With Notes of Various Commentators, Volume 9

William Shakespeare - 1806 - 510 pages
...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...And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like liiile wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth...
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The Beauties of the Poets: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry

Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...root: 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...high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me Weary, and old with service, to the misery Of a rude stream, which must for ever hide me. Vain...
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The Plays of Shakspeare: Printed from the Text of Samuel Johnson ..., Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1807 - 472 pages
...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,...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 hide me. Vain...
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The British Essayists, Volume 14

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 494 pages
...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...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, particularly...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, with Explanatory Notes ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 584 pages
...root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, These ce and practice. Bran. I am sorry To see you ta'en...look on The business present : 'Tis his highness' left me Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 11

William Shakespeare - 1808 - 384 pages
...And, — when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root,6 And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like...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 forever hide me. Vain...
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