The Plays of William Shakspeare. ....T. Bensley, 1800 |
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... hath been fung at festivals , On ember - eves , and holy - ales ; And lords and ladies of their lives Have read it for restoratives : ' Purpose to make men glorious ; Et quo antiquius , eo melius . If you , born in these latter times ...
... hath been fung at festivals , On ember - eves , and holy - ales ; And lords and ladies of their lives Have read it for restoratives : ' Purpose to make men glorious ; Et quo antiquius , eo melius . If you , born in these latter times ...
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... hath taught My frail mortality to know itfelf , And by thofe fearful objects to prepare This body , like to them , to what I must : For death remember'd , fhould be like a mirror , Who tells us , life's but breath ; to truft it , error ...
... hath taught My frail mortality to know itfelf , And by thofe fearful objects to prepare This body , like to them , to what I must : For death remember'd , fhould be like a mirror , Who tells us , life's but breath ; to truft it , error ...
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... hath found the meaning , for the which we mean To have his head . He must not live to trumpet forth my infamy , Nor tell the world , Antiochus doth fin In fuch a loathed manner : And therefore instantly this prince must die ; For by his ...
... hath found the meaning , for the which we mean To have his head . He must not live to trumpet forth my infamy , Nor tell the world , Antiochus doth fin In fuch a loathed manner : And therefore instantly this prince must die ; For by his ...
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... Hath ftuff'd thefe hollow veffels with their power , To beat us down , the which are down already ; And make a conquest of unhappy me , Whereas no glory's got to overcome . Lord . That's the least fear ; for , by the semblance Of their ...
... Hath ftuff'd thefe hollow veffels with their power , To beat us down , the which are down already ; And make a conquest of unhappy me , Whereas no glory's got to overcome . Lord . That's the least fear ; for , by the semblance Of their ...
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... hath pafs'd neceffity . I'll show you those in troubles reign , Lofing a mite , a mountain gain . The good in conversation ( To whom I give my benizon , ) Is ftill at Tharfus , where each man Thinks all is writ he spoken can : And , to ...
... hath pafs'd neceffity . I'll show you those in troubles reign , Lofing a mite , a mountain gain . The good in conversation ( To whom I give my benizon , ) Is ftill at Tharfus , where each man Thinks all is writ he spoken can : And , to ...
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Page 134 - Methinks I should know you, and know this man; Yet I am doubtful: for I am mainly ignorant What place this is; and all the skill I have Remembers not these garments; nor I know not Where I did lodge last night. Do not laugh at me; For, as I am a man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia.
Page 120 - tis, to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs that wing the midway air Show scarce so gross as beetles : half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire, — dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yond...
Page 19 - Why have my sisters husbands, if they say They love you all ? Haply, when I shall wed, That lord whose hand must take my plight shall carry Half my love with him, half my care and duty : Sure, I shall never marry like my sisters, To love my father all.
Page 76 - Thou art a lady; If only to go warm were gorgeous, Why, nature needs not what thou gorgeous wear'st, Which scarcely keeps thee warm.
Page 126 - Through tatterd clothes small vices do appear; Robes, and furr'd gowns, hide all. Plate sin with gold, And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks: Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it.
Page 28 - Thou, nature, art my goddess ; to thy law My services are bound. Wherefore should I Stand in the plague of custom, and permit The curiosity of nations to deprive me, For that I am some twelve or fourteen moonshines Lag of a brother ? Why bastard...
Page 16 - Lear. Meantime we shall express our darker purpose. Give me the map there. — Know that we "have divided In three, our kingdom ; and 'tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from our age ; Conferring them on younger strengths, while we Unburdened crawl toward death. — Our son of Cornwall, And you, our no less loving son of Albany, We have this hour a constant will to publish Our daughters' several dowers, that future strife May be prevented now.
Page 133 - Mine enemy's dog, Though he had bit me, should have stood that night Against my fire ; and wast thou fain, poor father, To hovel thee with swine, and rogues forlorn, In short and musty straw? Alack, alack!
Page 114 - Not to a rage: patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest. You have seen Sunshine and rain at once: her smiles and tears Were like a better day: Those happy smiles, That play'd on her ripe lip, seem'd not to know What guests were in her eyes ; which parted thence, As pearls from diamonds dropp'd.
Page 51 - Lear. O, let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven ! Keep me in temper : I would not be mad ! — Enter Gentleman.