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" I have of late— but wherefore I know not— lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises; and indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory; this most excellent canopy, the air,... "
The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the ... - Page 32
by Elizabeth Inchbald - 1808
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Memorials of Shakespeare; or, Sketches of his character and genius, by ...

Nathan Drake - 1828 - 520 pages
...promontory; this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestic roof fretted with golden fire, why it appears no other...thing to me than a foul and pestilent congregation of vapor— " that indignation gives wit; and as despair occasionally breaks out into laughter, it may...
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Memorials of Shakspeare: Or, Sketches of His Character and Genius

Nathan Drake - 1828 - 522 pages
...promontory; this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestic roof fretted with golden fire, why it appears no other...thing to me than a foul and pestilent congregation of vapourg." that indignation gives wit; and as despair 'occasionally breaks out into laughter, it may...
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The Study of Medicine, Volume 4

John Mason Good - 1829 - 736 pages
...indeed, it goes so heavily with my disposition, that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory; this most excellent canopy, the air, look...than a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours." But while the external world is thus in general falsely Predomirecognized by the perception, or falsely...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 8

William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 638 pages
...earth, seems to me too dear, a halfpenny.] ie A halfpenny too dear: they are worth nothing. — MALONK. a steril promontory ; this most excellent canopy,...pestilent congregation of vapours. What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason ! how infinite in faculties ! in form, and moving, how express and admirable...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 8

William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 654 pages
...earth, seems to me nothing.—MAT.ONE. too dear, a halfpenny.] ie A halfpenny $00 dear: they are worth a steril promontory; this most excellent canopy, the...pestilent congregation of vapours. What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! how infinite in faculties! in form, and moving, how express and admirable!...
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Miscellaneous Essays

Mathew Carey - 1830 - 480 pages
...this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, tiais brave o'orliuiging firmament, this majestieal roof fretted with golden fire, why it appears no other...congregation of vapours. What a piece of work is man ! How noble in reason ! How infinite in faculties ! Inform, nml moving, how express and admirable !...
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The Dramatic Works, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1831 - 528 pages
...air, look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, «hy, it appears no other thing to me, than a foul and pestilent...congregation of vapours. What a piece of work is man ! How noble in reason! how infinite in faculties ! inform« and moving, how express and admirable !...
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The Dramatic Works, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1831 - 522 pages
...; 'his most excellent canopy, the tir, look you, this irave o'erhanging firmament, this majeslical roof fretted with golden fire, why, it appears no...than a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours, \\hata piece of work is man ! How noble in reason ! how infinite in faculties ! inform, and moving,...
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The Poetry of Life, Volume 2

Sarah Stickney Ellis - 1835 - 228 pages
...indeed, it goes so heavily with my disposition, that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory ; this most excellent canopy, the air,...the paragon of animals ! and yet to me, what is this quintessence of dual ? Man delights not me — nor woman neither." We now come to the consideration...
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The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of his tour to ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1835 - 366 pages
...indeed, it goes so heavily with my disposition, that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory ; this most excellent canopy, the air,...than a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours."] composed that state of his own case, which showed an uncommon vigour, not only of fancy and taste,...
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