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" tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did... "
The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of ... - Page 29
by William Shakespeare - 1809
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The wisdom and genius of Shakspeare: comprising moral philosophy ...

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...feigned. 'Tis a common proof,™ That lowliness is young Ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber upward turns his face ; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees" By which he did ascend. 29 — U. 1. • 193...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 534 pages
...Cassar, I have not known when his affections sway'd More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto...the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees' By which he did ascend : So Caesar may ; Then,...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Julius Cæser. Antony and ...

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 526 pages
...upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend. So Caesar may ; Then, lest...may, prevent. And, since the quarrel Will bear no color for the thing he is, Fashion it thus ; that what he is, augmented, Would run to these, and these...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Julius Cæser. Antony and ...

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 534 pages
...upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend. So Caesar may; Then, lest...may, prevent. And, since the quarrel Will bear no color for the thing he is, Fashion it thus; that what he is, augmented, Would run to these, and these...
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Shakspearian Readings: Selected and Adapted for Young Persons and Others

William Shakespeare, Benjamin Humphrey Smart - 1839 - 490 pages
...reason. But 'tis common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend : so Caesar may; Then lest...
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The Wisdom and Genius of Shakespeare: Comprising Moral Philosophy ...

William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 480 pages
...feigned. 'Tis a common proof f That lowliness is young Ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber upward turns his face ; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees^ By which he did ascend. 29 — ii. 1. * Provoke....
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Chefs-d'œuvre de Shakespeare ..: Richard III, Roméo et Juliette et Le ...

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 714 pages
...reason. But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, 'Whereto the climber upward turns his face: But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend : So Cesar may; Then, lest...
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Commentaries on the Historical Plays of Shakspeare, Volume 2

Thomas Peregrine Courtenay - 1840 - 354 pages
...Caesar, I have not known when his affections sway'd More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto...the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back ; Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend : so Caesar may ; Then,...
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The Philosophy of Shakspere: Extracted from His Plays

William Shakespeare, Michael Henry Rankin - 1841 - 266 pages
...man then, The image of his Maker, hope to win by't? ITS INGRATITUDE. Brutus. But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto...the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend. Julius Ctesar. Acl ii....
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The plays and poems of Shakespeare, according to the improved ..., Volume 11

William Shakespeare - 1842 - 420 pages
...Caesar, I have not known when his affections sway'd More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof,* That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto...the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend : so Caesar may ; Then,...
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