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" Past reason hated, as a swallow'd bait, On purpose laid to make the taker mad: Mad in pursuit, and in possession so; Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme; A bliss in proof, — and prov'd, a very woe; Before, a joy propos'd; behind, a dream. "
Shakespeare's Sonnets - Page 289
by William Shakespeare - 1899 - 338 pages
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Poems on Several Occasions: By Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - 1760 - 266 pages
...in pofleflion fo, Had, havmg, and in queft, to have exetreme, A blifs in proof,"and proud and every woe ; Before, a joy propos'd ; behind, a dream. All...this the world well knows, yet none knows well To ihun the heaven that leads men to this hell ' . In praife of her beauty, though black. In the old age...
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Poems Written by Mr. William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - 1775 - 290 pages
...and in poffeflion fo, Had, having, and in queft, to have extreme, A blifs in proof, and proud, and very woe; Before, a joy propos'd ; behind, a dream....this the world well knows, yet none knows well To fhun the heaven that leads men to this hell. In praife of her beauty, though black. In the old age...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: In Ten Volumes ..., Volume 10

William Shakespeare - 1790 - 752 pages
...MALONI. * Mad in purfuit,^.] The old copy corruptly rcadso>Af<^< in pur6iit. MALUNE. AbUt A blifs ia proof, — and prov'd, a very woe * ; .Before, a joy...this the world well knows ; yet none knows well To flmn the heaven that leads men to this hell. cxxx. My miftrefs' eyes are nothing like the fun ; Coral...
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The poems of William Shakspeare, with mr. Capell's History of the ..., Volume 18

William Shakespeare - 1798 - 306 pages
...taker mad : Mad in purfuit, and in pofleffion fo ; Had, having, and in queft to have, extreme j A blifs in proof, — and prov'd, a very woe ; Before, a joy...this the world well knows ; yet none knows well To fhun the heaven that leads men to this hell. cxxx. My miftrefs' eyes are nothing like the fun ; Coral...
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Poems, with illustrative remarks [ed. by W.C. Oulton]. To which is ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1804 - 268 pages
...swallow'd bait, On purpose laid to make the taker mad. • 3 IN PRAISE OF HtR BEAUTY, THOUGH BLACK. Made in pursuit and in possession so, Had, having, and in quest, to have eitreme, A bliss in proof, and proud, and very woe; Before, a joy propos'd; behind, a dream. All this...
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The Poems of William Shakespeare: Comprehending Venus and Adonis, Tarquin ...

William Shakespeare - 1808 - 224 pages
...and no sooner had, Past reason hated as a swallow'd bait, On purpose laid to make the taker mad. Made in pursuit and in possession so, „ Had, having,...and in quest, to have extreme, A bliss in proof, and proud, and very woe ; Before, a joy propos'd ; behind, a dream. All this the world well knows, yet...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 5

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 746 pages
...and no sooner had, Part reason hated, as a swallow'd bait, On purpose laid to make the taker mad : Mad in pursuit, and in possession so; Had, having,...proof, — and prov'd, a very woe ; Before, a joy propoa'd; behind, a dream : All this the world well knows ; yet none knows well To shun the Heaven...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 5

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 728 pages
...no sooner had, Pirt reason hated, as a cwallow'd bait, On purpose laid to make the taker mad : Had in pursuit, and in possession so; Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme ; A blisj in proof, — and prov'd, a very woe ; Before, a joy propoá'd ; behind, a dream : All this the...
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Aphorisms from Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 pages
...hunted ; and no sooner had, Past Reason hated as a swallow'd Bait On purpose laid to make the Taker mad. Mad in pursuit ; and in possession so : Had, having,...a Dream ||. All this the World well knows. — Yet few can well Shun the false Heaven that leads men to this Hell. 2015. PREJUDICE and PARTIALITY. §...
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The Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 9

William Shakespeare - 1812 - 380 pages
...hunted, and no sooner had, Past reason hated as a swallow'd bait, On purpose laid to make the taker mad. Mad in pursuit and in possession so, Had, having,...and in quest, to have extreme, A bliss in proof, and proud, and very woe ; Before, a joy propos'd ; behind, a dream. All this the world well knows, yet...
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