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The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the Text of the ... - Page 267
by William Shakespeare - 1805
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Laconics, Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors: In Three Volumes, Volume 2

1856 - 372 pages
...sense from reason's lore ; She is delightful in the rind, Corrupted in the core. Southwell. DCCXXX. Lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the...turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend. Shakspeare. DCCXXXL The most necessary talent in a man of conversation,...
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Great Truths by Great Authors: A Dictionary of Aids to Reflection ...

1856 - 570 pages
...Shakspeare. ;Tis a common proof, That lowliness is young Ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber upward turns his face ; But when he once attains the upmost...turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend. . — Shakspeare. INGRATITUDE ! thou marble-hearted Fiend, More hideous,...
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Middle-class education. 2

Middle-class education - 1857 - 70 pages
...SECTION II. SHAKESPEARE'S ' JULIUS C-ESAR.' 1 . Paraphrase the following : — " But 't is a common proof That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto...turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend. So Caesar may. Then, lest he may, prevent. And since the quarrel Will...
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The Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1857 - 734 pages
...Caesar, I have not known when his affections sway'd More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto...turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend : so Caesar may ; Then, lest he may, prevent. And, since the quarrel...
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The Complete Works of Shakspeare, Revised from the Best ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1857 - 630 pages
...Casear, I have not known when his affections swayed More than his reason. But 't is a common proof That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto...turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend. So Csesar may : Then, lest he majj, prevent. And, since the quarrel...
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The book of recitations [ed.] by C.W. Smith

Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...utmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend : so Caesar may : Then, lest...is, Fashion it thus ; that what he is, augmented, ' Pity, tenderness. Would run to these, and these extremities ; And therefore think him as a serpent's...
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The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded

Delia Salter Bacon - 1857 - 706 pages
...utmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend : So Caesar may ; Then, lest...colour for the thing he is, Fashion it thus ; that u-hat he is, augmented, Would run to these, and these extremities : And therefore think him as a serpent's...
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The English of Shakespeare: Illustrated in a Philological Commentary on His ...

George Lillie Craik - 1857 - 410 pages
...reason. But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the cumber upward turns his face : But when he once attains the upmost...turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend : So Csesar may ; Then, lest he may, prevent. And, since the quarrel...
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The theory and practice of composition

William Hunter (rector of Ayr acad.) - 1857 - 130 pages
...reason. But 'tis a common proof That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upwards turns his face ; But when he once attains the upmost...turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrces By which he did ascend ; so Cesar may : Then, lest he may, prevent. COMPOUND SENTENCE. STTBSTANTIYE...
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Some account of the origin and objects of the new Oxford examinations for ...

sir Thomas Dyke Acland (11th bart.) - 1858 - 270 pages
...SECTION II. SHAKESPKAKE'S ' JULIUS CAESAR.' 1 . Paraphrase the following : — " But 't is a common proof That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto...turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend. So Caesar may. Then, lest he may, prevent. And since the quarrel Will...
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