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This is the state of man; to-day he puts forth His tender leaves of hopes; to-morrow blossoms. And bears his blushing honors thick upon him; The third day comes a frost, a killing frost; And--when he thinks, good, easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening--nips his root.
--King Henry VIII., Act III., Scene II.