 That to the observer doth thy history Fully unfold. Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, they on thee. Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves ; for if our virtues...  The Works of William Shakespeare - Page 180by William Shakespeare - 1889Full view - About this book
 | 1856 - 570 pages
...Sliakspeare. TTOW far that little Candle throws his beams ! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light...themselves ; for if our Virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. e, — Thomson. T>ELIEVE the muse, the wintry blast of Death... | |
 | John Timbs - 1856 - 374 pages
...gifts, that still have nurst, They see not who, nor how, but still the worst. Ben JOHSOH. MCCXXXVI. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light...themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues : nor nature... | |
 | 1856 - 372 pages
...gifts, that still have nurst, They see not who, nor how, but still the worst. Ben t/onjoft. MCCXXXVL Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light...themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues : nor nature... | |
 | Susan Bogert Warner - 1856 - 384 pages
...while ago, and that they never had before. A nd her bread was sweet to her that night. CHAPTER XL. Heaven doth with us as we with torches do ; Not light...themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not.— SHAKSPEIEE. MUCH against Mrs. Nettley's will, she was despatched... | |
 | 1856 - 606 pages
...rightly read, Will lead you from eai th's fragrant sod, To hope, and holiness, and God. ALLAN CUNNINGHAM. Heaven doth with us as we with torches do ; Not light...themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike as if we had them not. SHAKESPEARE. vanity. Like the sculptor employed to ornament... | |
 | Susan Warner - 1856 - 540 pages
...little while ago, and that they never *"J. before. And her bread was sweet to her that night CHAPTER XL. Heaven doth with us as we with torches do; Not light...themselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike AH if we had them not* SllAKSFIAEE. MUCH against Mrs. Nettley's will, she was despatched... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1857 - 626 pages
...Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth with us as we with torches do...alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touched, But to fine issues : nor Nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But, like... | |
 | William Jones (F.S.A.) - 1857 - 468 pages
...merit. We Live for Others. HEAVEN doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for ourselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 't were...Spirits are not finely touch'd But to fine issues : nor Nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddess, she determines... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1998 - 228 pages
...beginning of Measure for Measure. when he chooses Angelo as his deputy; Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper as to waste Thyself upon...they on thee. Heaven doth with us as we with torches d0. Not light them for themselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us. 'twere all alike As if... | |
 | Gary Schmidgall - 1990 - 256 pages
...163-74, she follows Duke Vincentio's noble argument in Measure for Measure: Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper as to waste Thyself upon...themselves; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. [1.1.29-35] But what sinks Venus in Adonis's and the reader's... | |
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