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" That rents the thorns, and is rent with the thorns ; Seeking a way, and straying from the way ; Not knowing how to find the open air, But toiling desperately to find it out, — Torment myself to catch the English crown. And from that torment I will free... "
King Henry VI., part III. King Richard III. King Henry VIII. Troilus and ... - Page 64
by William Shakespeare, Alexander Chalmers - 1811
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Bloody Constraint: War and Chivalry in Shakespeare

Theodor Meron - 1998 - 257 pages
...torment I will free myself, Or hew my way out with a bloody axe. Why, I can smile, and murder whiles I smile, And cry "Content!" to that which grieves...I'll play the orator as well as Nestor, Deceive more slyly than Ulysses could, And, like a Sinon, take another Troy. I can add colours to the chameleon,...
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Who's who in Shakespeare

Peter Quennell, Hamish Johnson - 2002 - 246 pages
...English crown : And from that torment I will free myself. Or hew my way out with a bloody axe . . . I'll drown more sailors than the mermaid shall; I'll...Ulysses could. And, like a Sinon, take another Troy. (iIi.Ü) Richard III, also based on Holinshed's Chronicles, followed Henry VI in 1592 or 1593; and...
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Say It Like Shakespeare: How to Give a Speech Like Hamlet, Persuade Like ...

Thomas Leech - 2001 - 328 pages
...be useful in negotiation, sales of a shaky nature, or politics? Why, I can smile, and murder whiles I smile, And cry "Content!" to that which grieves...artificial tears, And frame my face to all occasions. Gloucester (later Richard III), Henry VI, Part 3. 3, 2 Sometimes fibbing a bit is actually a wise course...
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The Time is Out of Joint: Shakespeare as Philosopher of History

Agnes Heller - 2002 - 390 pages
...gets close to perfection: "Why, I can smile, and murder whiles I smile, / And cry 'content!' to what which grieves my heart, / And wet my cheeks with artificial...basilisk; / I'll play the orator as well as Nestor. ... I can add colors to the chameleon, / Change shapes with Proteus for advantages, / And set the murderous...
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William Shakespeare: The Complete Works

William Shakespeare - 1989 - 1286 pages
...torment I will free myself, Or hew my way out with a bloody axe. Why, I can smile, and murder whiles an effect of fire, and fire will burn; ergo, light wenches will burn. Come not near her. slny more gazers than the basilisk; I'll play the orator as well as Nestor; Deceive more slily than...
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The Waning of the Renaissance, 1550-1640

William James Bouwsma - 2002 - 328 pages
...describes himself, ignoring the anguish felt by Queen Elizabeth: Why, I can smile, and murder whiles I smile, And cry "Content" to that which grieves my...artificial tears, And frame my face to all occasions. . . . I can add colors to the Chameleon, Change shapes with Proteus for advantages, And set the murderous...
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The Wisdom of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - 2002 - 244 pages
...your lion living, and we ought to look to it. Bottom— MND III.i Why, I can smile, and murder whiles I smile, And cry 'Content' to that which grieves my...artificial tears, And frame my face to all occasions. Gloucester — 3 Henry VI III.ii Tut, I can counterfeit the deep tragedian; Speak and look back, and...
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The Cambridge Shakespeare Library

Catherine M. S. Alexander - 488 pages
...he lists his various accomplishments with increasing confidence: Why, I can smile, and murder whiles I smile, And cry 'Content!' to that which grieves...artificial tears, And frame my face to all occasions I can add colours to the chameleon, Change shapes with Proteus for advantages, And set the murderous...
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Aldous Huxley - Prätexte und Kontexte

Lothar Fietz - 2005 - 260 pages
...other things in a more effective way than the deceitful chameleon: Why, 1 can smile, and murder whiles I smile, And cry 'Content' to that which grieves my...to all occasions. I'll drown more sailors than the mermaids shall; I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk; I'll play the orator as well as Nestor, Deceive...
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Shakespeare's Rugby Wars

Chris Coculuzzi, William Shakespeare, Matt Toner - 2005 - 56 pages
...Sovereignty, And so I chide the means that keeps me from it, And so (I say) I'll cut the Causes off. I'll drown more Sailors than the Mermaid shall, I'll...I'll play the Orator as well as Nestor, Deceive more slyly than Ulysses could, And like a Sinon, take another Troy! HOLINSHED gingerly takes his microphone...
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