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" In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility : 5 But, when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger... "
Literary Remains of the Late William Hazlitt: Essays: On self-love. On the ... - Page 403
by William Hazlitt - 1836 - 315 pages
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...Hen. Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more ; Or close the wall up with our English dead ! In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man, As modest stillness, and humility : 3 The staff which holds the match used in firing cannon. t Small pieces of ordnance. But when the...
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The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher, Volume 3

Ben Jonson - 1811 - 640 pages
...i:ope with t'u famous passage in Shakespeare's lienry V, which breathes the very spin* if TyrUtus: ' In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man ' As modest stillness and humility: > Hut when the Must of war blows in our ears, ' Tr:eu imitate t!ie action of the tyger; ' StiHcu the...
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The dramatic works of William Shakspeare, Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1814 - 478 pages
...Hen. Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead! In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man, As modest stillness and numility : But when the blast of war blows in our ears. Then imitate the action uf the tiger; Stiffen...
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The Plays of Shakspeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1819 - 646 pages
...Hen. Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more ; Or close the wall up with our English dead ! In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man, As modest stillness, and humility : Sut when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger ; Stiffen the sinews.,...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1820 - 422 pages
...HENRY V. ONCE more unto the breach, dear friends once mo*, Or close the wall up wiih the English, dead, In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility ; But when the biast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of ihetyger ; Stiffen the sinews, summon up...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1820 - 398 pages
...V. ONCE more unto this breach, dear friends once more, Or close the wall up with the English dead. In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility ; But wheu the blast of war blows in our ears Then imitate the action of the tyger ; Stiffen the sinews,...
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Gesta Romanorum: Or, Entertaining Moral Stories ... Translated ..., Volume 1

Wynnard Hooper - 1824 - 552 pages
...and man ; between whom there is discord as often as man commits a mortal sin. The emperor is God. * " In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man, As modest stillness and humility : Bat when the blast oi' war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger." SHAKSPEARE,...
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Gesta Romanorum, Or, Entertaining Moral Stories: Invented by the ..., Volume 1

Charles Swan - 1824 - 596 pages
...and man; between whom there is discord as often as man commits a mortal sin. The emperor is God. * " In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man, As modest stillness and humility: Rut when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger." ., SKAKSPEAKE,...
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A dictionary of quotations from the British poets, by the author of The ...

British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...safety, Under his own vine, what he plants ; and sing The merry song of peace to all his neighbours. In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man, As modest stillness, and humility. Ay ; but give me worship and quietness, I like it better than a dangerous honour. Now are our brows...
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Catharine de Medicis, a Tragedy [in five acts and in verse]; Ethelwold and ...

esq. William Woodley - 1825 - 288 pages
...future," said I ; — " But you can't get on," said my spirit. " Pogh ! keep thee still," said Prudence, " in peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility." — But, thought my reason, what no employment for thy leisure, " till the blast of war blows in thy ears ?"...
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