 Past reason hated as a swallowed 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 proved, a very woe, Before a joy proposed behind a dream. All this the...  The Poems of Shakespeare - Page 181by William Shakespeare - 1898 - 343 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 268 pages
...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 the world well knows, yet...well To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell. IN PRAISE OF HER BEAUTY, THOUGH BLACK. IN the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it were, it... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 746 pages
...in quest to have, extreme ; A bliss in proof, — and prov'd, a very woe ; Before, a joy propoa'd; behind, a dream : All this the world well knows ;...well To shun the Heaven that leads men to this Hell. SONNET CXXX. Mr mistress' eyes are nothing like the Sun ; Coral is far more red than her lips' red... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 728 pages
...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 world well knows; yet none knows well To shun the Heaven tbat leads men to this Hell. SONNET CXXX. Мт mistress' eyes are nothing like the Sun ; Coral is far... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 380 pages
...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...well To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell. IN PRAISE OF HER BEAUTY, THOUGH BLACK. In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it were, it... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 372 pages
...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...well To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell. IN PRAISE OF HER BE AUTY, THOUGH BLACK. In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it were, it... | |
 | Alexander Dyce - 1833 - 240 pages
...in quest to have, extreme ; A bliss in proof, — and prov'd, a very woe ; Before, a joy propos'd ; behind, a dream : All this the world well knows ;...well To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell. I KNOW that all beneath the moon decays, And what by mortals in this world is brought, In Time's great... | |
 | Charles Armitage Brown - 1838 - 328 pages
...the taker mad ; Mad in pursuit, and in possession so ; Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme ; A bliss in proof, — and proved, a very woe ; Before...well To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell." I repeat that the two sonnets, printed at the end, about Cupid and a nymph of Diana, belong to nothing... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...make the taker mad: Mad in pursuit, and in possession so ; Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme; A bliss in proof, — and proved, a very woe; Before,...well To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell. Poems. 485 Man changed by outward circumstances. At all times alike Men are not still the same ; 'Twas... | |
 | Charles Armitage Brown - 1838 - 326 pages
...the taker mad ; Mad in pursuit, and in possession so ; Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme ; A bliss in proof, — and proved, a very woe ; Before...dream : All this the world well knows ; yet none knows \\ To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell." I repeat that the two sonnets, printed at the about... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 480 pages
...the taker mad : Mad in pursuit, and in possession so ; Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme ; A bliss in proof, — and proved, a very woe ; Before,...well To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell. Poemt. , ' 485 Man changed by outward circumstances. At all times alike Men are not still the same;... | |
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