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... old Greeks and Romans thought . This hind - first or hindmost - foremost process has grown to be a dreadful nui ... text ; telling the class who inserted it , and when and why he did so ; also who had since accepted it , and who had ...
... old Greeks and Romans thought . This hind - first or hindmost - foremost process has grown to be a dreadful nui ... text ; telling the class who inserted it , and when and why he did so ; also who had since accepted it , and who had ...
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... old Death Out of his rags ! Here's a large mouth , indeed , That spits forth ... text be right , the meaning is , “ Lions are not more confident , nor ... old word for the report of a gun , the same as our bang . So in 2 Henry the Fourth ...
... old Death Out of his rags ! Here's a large mouth , indeed , That spits forth ... text be right , the meaning is , “ Lions are not more confident , nor ... old word for the report of a gun , the same as our bang . So in 2 Henry the Fourth ...
Page 136
... text be right , the unthreading of a needle is used as a metaphor for simply undoing what has been done . See Critical Notes . " Bought and sold " is an old proverbial phrase , meaning played false with , or betrayed . 4 Loud appears to ...
... text be right , the unthreading of a needle is used as a metaphor for simply undoing what has been done . See Critical Notes . " Bought and sold " is an old proverbial phrase , meaning played false with , or betrayed . 4 Loud appears to ...
Page 147
... old text has " rise more great . " Corrected by Steevens . P. 45. For new - made honour doth forget men's names ; ' Tis too respective and too sociable - For your conversion . — I suspect we ought to read , with Pope , " too respective ...
... old text has " rise more great . " Corrected by Steevens . P. 45. For new - made honour doth forget men's names ; ' Tis too respective and too sociable - For your conversion . — I suspect we ought to read , with Pope , " too respective ...
Page 148
... old text has shooes , out of which it is hardly possible to make any sense . Theobald substituted shows , and has been followed by some editors . The reading in the text was lately proposed by Mr. H. H. Vaughan . It removes all ...
... old text has shooes , out of which it is hardly possible to make any sense . Theobald substituted shows , and has been followed by some editors . The reading in the text was lately proposed by Mr. H. H. Vaughan . It removes all ...
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Page 114 - Whilst he that hears makes fearful action, With wrinkled brows, with nods, with rolling eyes. I saw a smith stand with his hammer, thus, The whilst his iron did on the anvil cool, With open mouth swallowing a tailor's news; Who, with his shears and measure in his hand, Standing on slippers, which his nimble haste Had falsely thrust upon contrary feet...
Page 30 - Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, Remembers me of all his gracious parts, Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form ; Then have I reason to be fond of grief.
Page 95 - And, father cardinal, I have heard you say, That we shall see and know our friends in heaven: If that be true, I shall see my boy again; For, since the birth of Cain, the first male child, To him that did but yesterday suspire, There was not such a gracious creature born.
Page 103 - Alas, what need you be so boist'rous-rough? I will not struggle, I will stand stone-still. For heaven's sake, Hubert, let me not be bound ! Nay, hear me, Hubert ! drive these men away, And I will sit as quiet as a lamb ; I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word, Nor look upon the iron angerly: Thrust but these men away, and I'1l forgive you, Whatever torment you do put me to.
Page vi - Love's not love When it is mingled with regards that stand Aloof from the entire point.
Page 106 - To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
Page xv - Joyous as morning Thou art laughing and scorning; Thou hast a nest for thy love and thy rest, And, though little troubled with sloth, Drunken Lark! thou would'st be loth To be such a traveller as I. Happy, happy Liver, With a soul as strong as a mountain river Pouring out praise to the Almighty Giver, Joy and jollity be with us both!
Page 101 - To be more prince)* as may be. You are sad. Hub. Indeed, I have been merrier. Arth. Mercy on me ! Methinks, nobody should be sad but I. Yet I remember, when I was in France, Young gentlemen would be as sad as night, Only for wantonness. By my christendom, So I were out of prison, and kept sheep, I should be merry as the day is long...