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" Could great men thunder As Jove himself does, Jove would ne'er be quiet ; For every pelting, petty officer, Would use his heaven for thunder ; nothing but thunder. "
The Works of the Honourable James Wilson, L. L. D.: Late One of the ... - Page 113
by James Wilson - 1804
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Illustrations of Shakespeare and of Ancient Manners: With Dissertations on ...

Francis Douce - 1839 - 678 pages
...not before it is in season; not prematurely, as you would kill my brother." SCENE 2. Page 240. ISAB. Could great men thunder As Jove himself does, Jove would ne'er be quiet, For ev'ry pelting petty officer Would use his heaven for thunder; nothing hut thunder. This fine sentiment,...
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Memoir of the Rev. Charles Nisbet, D.D.: Late President of Dickinson College ...

Samuel Miller - 1840 - 376 pages
...Douglas,) a few lines from Shakespeare, which, perhaps, will be more to the taste of some gentlemen. « Could great men thunder As Jove himself does, Jove...thunder ; nothing but thunder. — Merciful heaven ! iFhou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'st the unwcdgeable and gnarled oak, Than...
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The Philosophy of Shakspere: Extracted from His Plays

William Shakespeare, Michael Henry Rankin - 1841 - 266 pages
...deed, devours the deed in the praise. Troilus and Cressida, Act ii. Scene 3. 3P3&EDH ©3F Isabella. Could great men thunder As Jove himself does, Jove...pelting, petty officer Would use his heaven for thunder 5 nothing but thunder. Merciful Heaven! Thou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'st the...
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Practical Elocution: Containing Illustrations of the Principles of Reading ...

Samuel Niles Sweet - 1843 - 324 pages
...suffers. O, it is excellent To have a giant's strength ; but it is tyrannous To use it like a giant. Could great men thunder As Jove himself does, JoVe...! Thou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarle^pak, Than the soft myrtle : O, but man, proud man ! Brest in a...
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Shakespeare's Metrical Art

George T. Wright - 1988 - 366 pages
...cocks. (King Lear. 3.2.1-3) Could great men thunder As Jove himself does, Jove would never be quiet, 225 For every pelting, petty officer Would use his heaven for thunder, Nothing but thunder ! (Mnuurefor Mauun. 2.2.1 10- 14) The emotions are different, the people are different, the genres...
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Measure for Measure

William Shakespeare - 1991 - 234 pages
...giant's strength, but it is tyrannous To use it like a giant. LUC1o [Aside] That's well said. ISABELLA Could great men thunder As Jove himself does, Jove would ne'er be quiet, 115 99 now] 1 ; ncw C<dlier 102 here] r; ere Ilanincr; where Mulone 115 nc'er] F2; never F 96 answered...
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Measure for Measure

William Shakespeare - 1995 - 148 pages
...to her:] That's well said. ISABELLA Could great men thunder As Jove himself does, Jove would never be quiet, For every pelting petty officer Would use...for thunder, nothing but thunder! Merciful Heaven, 120 2, 2 Dressed in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured (His glassy essence),...
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On Measure for Measure: An Essay in Criticism of Shakespeare's Drama

Lawrence J. Ross - 1997 - 194 pages
...giant's strength, but it is tyrannous To use it like a giant. Lucio. [to Isab.] That's well said. Isab. Could great men thunder As Jove himself does, Jove...heaven, Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Than the soft myrtle. But man, proud man, Dress'd in a little...
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Shakespeare

Laurie Rozakis - 1999 - 406 pages
...famous: O, it is excellent To have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous To use it like a giant... Could great men thunder As Jove himself does, Jove...Heaven, Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the soft myrtle: but man, proud man, Will Power The disguised...
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Making Sense of Shakespeare

Charles H. Frey - 1999 - 228 pages
...emotional and discursive — power: Could great men thunder 115 As Jove himself does, Jove would never be quiet, For every pelting, petty officer Would use...thunder! Merciful Heaven, Thou rather with thy sharp and sulfurous bolt 120 Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the soft myrtle; but man, proud man,...
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