 I'll observe his looks; I'll tent him to the quick: if he but blench, I know my course. The spirit that I have seen May be the devil : and the devil hath power To assume a pleasing shape; yea, and perhaps Out of my weakness and my melancholy, — As he...  The Stratford Shakspere, ed. by C. Knight - Page 44by William Shakespeare - 1856Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1831 - 528 pages
...tent him5 to the quick ; if he do blench,' I know my course. The spirit, that I have seen, May be a devil : and the devil hath power To assume a pleasing...: I'll have grounds More relative than this : The play's the thing, Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king. [Eiit. ACT III. 5СЕЛ"£ /.— Л... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1831 - 522 pages
...tent him1' to the quick , if he do blench,1 I know my course. The spirit, that I have seen, May be a devil : and the devil hath power To assume a pleasing...Abuses me to damn me : I'll have grounds More relative limn this : The play's the thing, Wherein I'll catch the conscience of Uie king. [Exit. ACT III. SCEJVfi... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1836 - 534 pages
...tent him4 to the quick ; if he do blench,* I know my course. The spirit that I have seen, May be a devil ; and the devil hath power To assume a pleasing...Abuses me to damn me. I'll have grounds More relative 8 than this. The play's the thing, Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king. [Exil. 1 The first... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1836 - 624 pages
...tent ' him to the quick ; if he do blench,' I know my course. The spirit, that I have seen, May be a devil : and the devil hath power To assume a pleasing...spirits,) Abuses me to damn me : I'll have grounds More relative3 than this : The play's the thing, Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king. [Exit. ACT... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 536 pages
...tent him 4 to the quick ; if he do blench,5 I know my course. The spirit that I have seen, May be a devil ; and the devil hath power To assume a pleasing...Abuses me to damn me. I'll have grounds More relative 6 than this. The play's the thing, Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king. [Exit. 1 The first... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 364 pages
...players Play something like the murther of my father, Before mine uncle : I 'll observe his looks ; I 'll tent him to the quick ; if he but blench, I know...very potent with such spirits,) Abuses me to damn me : I 'll have grounds More relative than this : The play 's the thing, Wherein I Ml catch the conscience... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 582 pages
...'11 tent him to the quick ; if he do blench, I know my course. The spirit that I have seen May be a devil ; and the devil hath power To assume a pleasing...very potent with such spirits), Abuses me to damn me. I '11 have grounds More relative than this : the play 's the thing Wherein I '11 catch the conscience... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 594 pages
...'ll tent him to the quick ; if he do blench, I know my course. The spirit that I have seen May be a devil ; and the devil hath power To assume a pleasing...very potent with such spirits), Abuses me to damn me. I 'll have grounds More relative than this : the play 's the thing Wherein I 'll catch the conscience... | |
 | 1865 - 820 pages
...subjective bodiless creation, which ecstacy is very cunning in." "The spirit that I have seen May be a devil ; and the devil hath power To assume a pleasing...very potent with such spirits) Abuses me to damn me." It is with deliberation, therefore, that he seeks for a means of testing his condition, and with eagerness... | |
 | James Martineau - 1845 - 188 pages
...distinguished favourites. Hear it then in the following lines;— ' The spirit that I have seen Hay be a devil, and the devil hath power To assume a pleasing...very potent with such spirits) Abuses me to damn me. I'tt have grounds More retative than this.' The greatest interpreter of nature has given us here, her... | |
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