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" God's will ! I pray thee, wish not one man more. By Jove, I am not covetous for gold, Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost ; It yearns me not if men my garments wear ; Such outward things dwell not in my desires : But if it be a sin to covet honour,... "
The Plays of William Shakespeare - Page 83
by William Shakespeare - 1803
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The plays of Shakspere, carefully revised [by J.O.] with ..., Part 167, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1853 - 832 pages
...He». What 's he that wishes so? My cousin Westmorland I — No, my fair cousin : If we are marked e eyes forego their light, my false heart bleed f...extreme fear can neither fight nor fly, But coward-like ¡t be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive. No, 'faith, my coz, wish not a man...
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Dictionary of Shakespearian Quotations: Exhibiting the Most Forcible ...

William Shakespeare - 1853 - 444 pages
...dignities : But out upon this half-fac'd fellowship ! H. IV. PT. T. i. 3. By Jove, I am not covetous of gold, Nor care I, who doth feed upon my cost ; It...covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive. HV iv. 3. Life every man holds dear ; but the dear man Holds honour far more precious-dear than life....
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The practical elocutionist

Conrad Hume Pinches - 1854 - 460 pages
...men from England ? My cousin Westmoreland ? No, my fair cousin : If we are marked to die, we are enow To do our country loss ; and if to live, The fewer...alive. No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from England : I would not lose so great an honour As one man more methinks would share from me For the best hope...
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Gift of Sentiment: A Souvenir for 1854

Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1854 - 322 pages
...v:l. . ^.J %. &'! A f'-MJ v* :$} f : c HONOUR COVETED. BY SHAKSPEARE. BY Jove, I am not covetous of gold, Nor care I, who doth feed upon my cost ; It...covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive. vi %, ::'1 iU? WOUNDED HONOUR.— MARINO FALIERO. BY BYRON. Doge. I tell thee — must I tell thee...
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The Standard Speaker: Containing Exercises in Prose and Poetry for ...

1854 - 576 pages
...the greater share of honor. I pray thee do not wish for one man more. By Jove, I am not covetous of gold ; Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost ; It...dwell not in my desires : But if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive. No, 'faith, my Lord, wish not a man from England : I would...
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Great Truths by Great Authors: A Dictionary of Aids to Reflection ...

1856 - 570 pages
...Although 'twere wed to him it covets most. 9^0ttOUr. — Shakspeare. "p>Y Jove I am not covetous of Gold, Nor care I, who doth feed upon my cost; It yearns...covet Honour, I am the most offending soul alive. TTONOUR is unstable, and seldom the same ; for she feeds upon Opinion, and is as fickle as her food....
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The dramatic works of William Shakspere, from the text of Johnson, Stevens ...

William Shakespeare - 1856 - 996 pages
...not one man By Jove, I am not covetous for gold : [more. Not care I. who doth feed upon my cost ; Tt F, F, [land : No, 'faith, my coz, wish not a man from EngGod's peace ! I would not lose so great an honour,...
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The Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1857 - 674 pages
...wishes so ? My cousin Westmoreland ? — No, my fair cousin : If we are mark'd to die, we are enow To do our country loss ; and if to live, The fewer...in my desires : But if it be a sin to covet honour, [ am the most offending soul alive. No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from England : God's peace !...
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English poetry, for use in the schools of the Collegiate institution ...

English poetry - 1857 - 334 pages
...men, the greater share of honour. I pray thee, wish not one man more. By Jove ! I am not covetous of gold ; Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost ; It...alive. No, 'faith, my coz, wish not a man from England ; I would not lose so great an honour, As one man more, methinks, would share from me, For the best...
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English Synonyms ...

George Frederick Graham - 1857 - 372 pages
...is very possihle for a covetous man to he a spendthrift. The avaricious never spend freely. [K. Hen. I am not covetous for gold Nor care I, who doth feed...garments wear ; Such outward things dwell not in my desire : But, if it he a sin to covet honour I am the most offending soul alive Henry V., Iv. 3. Jfa)....
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