 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.  Samson Agonistes - Страница 67написао/ла John Milton - 1890Пуни преглед - О овој књизи
 | Alexander Dyce - 1853 - 156 страница
...persons who congratulate Ariosto on the completion of his labours. Act iii. sc. 2. " I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory," &c. In Fairfax's Tasso, B. ii. st. 68, is,— " The sea of glorie hath no bankes assignde,"— a metaphor... | |
 | D. Barton Ross - 1854 - 549 страница
...good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening — nips his root; And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim...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 forever... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1854 - 478 страница
...good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim...depth ; my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Qf a rude stream, that must forever... | |
 | Allen Hayden Weld - 1854
...surely His greatness is a 1 ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured, 5 Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This...depth : my high-blown pride At length broke under me; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy 10 Of a rude stream, that must forever... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1855 - 89 страница
...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...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 ever... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1855 - 600 страница
...s\i«Iy His greatness ia a ripening,—nips his root, And thon ho fall.«, as 1 do. I have Tentur'd Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This...many summers in a sea of glory; But far beyond my dopth ; my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service,... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1855 - 381 страница
...surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips Ais root ' , | A.ud then Ae falls, | as I ' do. I Lite little wanton boys that swim on blad-ders, | This* many summers, | in a sea of glo v ry ; | I have ventur'd, | But far beyond my depth, : I rriy high-blown pride \ At length broAe... | |
 | 1856
...thing we have, and all for want of Wit, Make something nothing by augmenting it. . — Shakspeare. I HAVE ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim...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 ever... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1856
...good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripemng—nips his root, And then he falls—as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim...sea of glory; But far beyond my depth: my high-blown 2 pride At length broke under me; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1857 - 384 страница
...good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim...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 ever... | |
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