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" O, how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours ! There is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, More pangs and fears than wars or women have ; And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never... "
The Plays of William Shakespeare - Page 82
by William Shakespeare - 1804
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Shakespere's Historical Play of King Henry the Eighth

William Shakespeare - 1855 - 100 pages
...this was the correct Latin idiom, when the expression was cited against him as a proof of arrogance. I feel my heart new open'd : O, how wretched Is that...falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. — Enter CBOMWELL,* amazedly. B. 2E. Why how now, Cromwell? Crom. I have no power to speak, sir. Wol. What,...
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Our native land, or, Scenes and sketches from British history, by the author ...

British history - 1855 - 480 pages
...REFORMATION. "AD 1509— 1536. Oh ! how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours I There is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to, That...falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. — SHAKESPEARE. HENRY VII. was succeeded by his son Henry, who was not more than eighteen years of...
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Beyond Tragedy: Structure & Experience in Shakespeare's Romances, Volume 10

Robert W. Uphaus - 1981 - 172 pages
...hate ye! I feel my heart new open'd. O how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors! There is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to, That...falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. (III.ii.365-72) Then, after declaring, "The King has cur'd me, / I humbly thank his Grace" (380-81),...
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An Audition Handbook of Great Speeches

Jerry Blunt - 1990 - 232 pages
...stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp and glory of this world, I hate ye. I feel my heart now open'd. O how wretched Is that poor man that hangs...falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. (57) Act III, Scene 2: Wolsey has just spoken with his faithful follower and pupil, Cromwell, who now...
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Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations

Suzy Platt - 1992 - 550 pages
...thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls, as I da I have ventur'd, Like little wanton boys that swim...falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Henry VIII, act III, scene ii, lines 350-72. Cardinal Wolsey is speaking about...
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The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations

Robert Andrews - 1993 - 1214 pages
...intend to deny. PUBLILIUS SYRUS (1st century BC). Roman writer of mimes. Sententiae, no. 470. 7 Î how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes'...falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616), English dramatist, poet. Cardinal Wolsey, in Henry VIII, acl 3, sc....
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Selected Poems

William Shakespeare - 1995 - 136 pages
...hate ye! I feel my heart new opened. O, how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors! There is betwixt that smile we would aspire to, That...falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. 42 0 mighty Caesar! dost thou lie so low? Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, Shrunk...
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The Yellow Brick Road: A Storyteller's Approach to the Spiritual Journey

William J. Bausch - 1999 - 324 pages
...hate ye; I feel my heart new open'd. O, how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors! There is betwixt that smile we would aspire to, That...falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. — Shakespeare, Henry VIII O God of earth and altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers...
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The Oxford Shakespeare: King Henry VIII: or All is True

William Shakespeare - 2008 - 246 pages
...There is betwixt that smile we would aspire to — That sweet aspect of princes — and their ruin 370 More pangs and fears than wars or women have; And...like Lucifer, Never to hope again. Enter Cromwell, standing amazed Why, how now, Cromwell? CROMWELL I have no power to speak, sir. CARDINAL WOLSEY What,...
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Shakespeare: la invención de lo humano

Harold Bloom - 2001 - 750 pages
...and now has left me, / Weary and old with service, to the mercy / Of a rude stream that must forever hide me. / Vain pomp and glory of this world, I hate...falls, he falls like Lucifer, / Never to hope again. [III.ii.350-72] Mira tan sólo mi caída, y lo que me arruinó: Cromwell, te lo encomiendo, arroja...
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