...well, my little good lord cardinal. [Exeunt NORFOLK, SUFFOLK, SURREY, and CHAMBERLAIK. Wol. Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the...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,...

...AND CROMWELL. Wol, FARE WEL, a long farewel to all my greatness ! This is the state of man : to day. he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; tomorrow...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening, nips his shoot ; And then he fails, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys,...

...Farewel, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope,5 to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours...full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root,6 And then he falls, as I do. I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders,...

...of man ; To-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope,5 to-morrow hlossoms, And hears his hlushing honours thick upon him : The third day, comes a frost,...full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root,6 And then he falls, as I do. 1 have ventur'd, Like little wanton hoys that swim on hladders,...

...in a mournful tone ; as in that pathetical soliloquy of Cardinal Wolsey on his fall. " Farewell!— a long farewell to all my greatness! This is the state...he puts forth The tender leaves of hope ; to-morrow hlossoms. And hears his hloshing honours thick upon him, The third day comes a frost, a killing frost,...

...of hope ; to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon luai ; The third day conies a frost, a killing frost, And when he thinks, good...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 tvhole of Andromache...

...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...man, full surely His 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...

...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...

...And streams shall murmur all around. CARDINAL WOLSEY's LAMENTATION OF HIS FALL. SHAKSPEAKE. FAREWELL, a long farewell to all my greatness ! This is the...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...

...speculative sages in the episode of a chorus. WOLSEY. So farewell to the little good you bear me ! Farewell, a long farewell to all my greatness ! This is the...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. —...