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" God! methinks, it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely swain; To sit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to see the minutes how they run: How many make the hour full complete, How many hours bring... "
King Henry VI., part III. King Richard III. King Henry VIII. Troilus and ... - Page 44
by William Shakespeare, Alexander Chalmers - 1811
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The Works of William Shakspeare: The Text Formed from an Intirely ..., Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1842 - 634 pages
...this molehill, will I sit me down. To whom God will, there be the victory ; For Margaret my queen, and Clifford too, Have chid me from the battle, swearing...many hours must I take my rest ; So many hours must I contemplate ; So many hours must I sport myself; So many days my ewes have been with young; So many...
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The works of William Shakespeare, the text formed from an entirely ..., Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1842 - 644 pages
...God ! methinks, it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely swain ; To sit upon a hill, as 1 do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point,...many hours must I take my rest ; So many hours must I contemplate ; So many hours must I sport myself; So many days my ewes have been with young ; So many...
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The plays and poems of Shakespeare, according to the improved text ..., Volume 8

William Shakespeare - 1842 - 462 pages
...grief and woe ? " O God ! methinks, it were a happy life, " To be no better than a homely swain , " To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, " Thereby...hours must I take my rest ; " So many hours must I contemplate ; " So many hours must I sport myself; " So many days my ewes have been with young ; "...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare: Printed from the Text ..., Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 494 pages
...thence. Would I were dead ! if God's good will were so ; For what is in this world but grief and woe? 0 God ! methinks , it were a happy life , To be no better...many hours must I take my rest ; So many hours must I contemplate; So many hours must I sport myself; So many days my ewes have been with young ; So many...
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The dramatic works of William Shakspeare, with notes original and ..., Volume 6

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 370 pages
...* 0 God ! methinks, it were a happy life2, 1 To be no better than a homely swain; * To sit upon as hill, as I do now, • To carve out dials quaintly,...hours must I take my rest; * So many hours must I contemplate; * So many hours must I sport myself; ff So many days my ewes have been with young; * So...
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The works of Shakspere, revised from the best authorities: with a ..., Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 672 pages
...How many make the hour full complete, How many hours hring ahout the day, How many days will fmish up the year, How many years a mortal man may live....many hours must I take my rest ; So many hours must I contemplate ; So many hours must I sport myself; So many days my ewes have heen with young ; So many...
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King Henry the fourth, pt. 2d. King Henry the fifth. King Henry the sixth ...

William Shakespeare - 1844 - 556 pages
...thoughts the Poet has attributed to him : — "Kingdoms are but cares ; State is devoid of stay ; ' To be no better than a homely swain ; * To sit upon...hours must I take my rest ; * So many hours must I contemplate ; * So many hours must I sport myself ; * So many days my ewes have been with young ; *...
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Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and ..., Volume 1

Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 pages
...О God ! methinks it were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain ; To sit upon a hill, a« ed wears, himself doth nimbly fling, And often when...drag'd him safe to land, Is seen by natural forre time : So many hours must I tend my flock ; So many hours must I take my rest ; So many hours must...
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Characters of Shakespeare's Plays

William Hazlitt - 1845 - 670 pages
...thence. Would I were dead, if God's good will were so, For what is in this world but grief and wo ? O God ! methinks it were a happy life To be no better...many hours must I take my rest, So many hours must I contemplate, So many hours must I sport myself; So many days my ewes have been with young, So many...
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Table Talk: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things

William Hazlitt - 1845 - 432 pages
...point by point, Thereby to see the minutes how they run ; How many make the hour full complete, i. ' How many hours bring about the day, How many days...may live : When this is known, then to divide the time ; So many hours must I tend my flock, So many hours must I take my rest, So many hours must I...
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