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Page 90
... Tarquin still , While thou on Tereus descant'st better skill . “ And whiles against
a thorn thou bear'st thy part , To keep thy sharp woes waking , wretched I , To
imitate thee well , against my heart Will fix a sharp knife , to affright mine eye ;
Who ...
... Tarquin still , While thou on Tereus descant'st better skill . “ And whiles against
a thorn thou bear'st thy part , To keep thy sharp woes waking , wretched I , To
imitate thee well , against my heart Will fix a sharp knife , to affright mine eye ;
Who ...
Page 159
Thy love is better than high birth to me , Richer than wealth , prouder than
garments ' cost , Of more delight than hawks or horses be ; And , having thee , of
all men's pride I boast . Wretched in this alone , that thou mayst take All this away
, and ...
Thy love is better than high birth to me , Richer than wealth , prouder than
garments ' cost , Of more delight than hawks or horses be ; And , having thee , of
all men's pride I boast . Wretched in this alone , that thou mayst take All this away
, and ...
Page 172
O benefit of ill ! now I find true That better is by evil still made better ; And ruin'd
love , when it is built anew , Grows fairer than at first , more strong , far greater .
So I return rebuk'd to my content , And gain by ill thrice more than I have spent .
O benefit of ill ! now I find true That better is by evil still made better ; And ruin'd
love , when it is built anew , Grows fairer than at first , more strong , far greater .
So I return rebuk'd to my content , And gain by ill thrice more than I have spent .
Page 215
Thy love is better than high birth to me , Richer than wealth , prouder than
garments ' cost , Of more delight than hawks or horses be ; And having thee , of
all men's pride I boast . Wretched in this alone , that thou mayst take All this away
, and ...
Thy love is better than high birth to me , Richer than wealth , prouder than
garments ' cost , Of more delight than hawks or horses be ; And having thee , of
all men's pride I boast . Wretched in this alone , that thou mayst take All this away
, and ...
Page 356
Give me your paper , your device ; I was never better pleased in all my life : good
wit , brave wit , finely wrought ! Come in , sir , and receive your money , sir . " The
prisoner , of course , escapes . There is no doubt considerable truth in this ...
Give me your paper , your device ; I was never better pleased in all my life : good
wit , brave wit , finely wrought ! Come in , sir , and receive your money , sir . " The
prisoner , of course , escapes . There is no doubt considerable truth in this ...
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| Title | The Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems of William Shakspere: Poems. Ascribed plays. Indexes Volume 12 of The Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems of William Shakspere, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | Charles Knight |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | C. Knight, 1844 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 26 Nov 2008 |
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