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But that he sees the Romans are but Theep ; He were no lion , were not Romans
hinds . Those that with halte will make a mighty fire , Begin it with weak straws .
What trafh is Rome ? What rubbish , and what offal ? when it serves For the base
...
But that he sees the Romans are but Theep ; He were no lion , were not Romans
hinds . Those that with halte will make a mighty fire , Begin it with weak straws .
What trafh is Rome ? What rubbish , and what offal ? when it serves For the base
...
Page 153
... In feeding them with those my former fortunes , Wherein Lliv'd the greatest
prince o'th ' world , The noblest once : and do not now basely die , Nor cowardly
put off my helmet to My countryman : A Roman , by a Roman Valiantly vanquilh'd
.
... In feeding them with those my former fortunes , Wherein Lliv'd the greatest
prince o'th ' world , The noblest once : and do not now basely die , Nor cowardly
put off my helmet to My countryman : A Roman , by a Roman Valiantly vanquilh'd
.
Page 239
Nay , what hope Have we in hiding us ? this way the Romans Must or for Britons
slay us , or receive us For barb'rous and ... It is not likely , That when they hear the
Roman horses neigh , Behold their quarter'd fires , have both their eyes .
Nay , what hope Have we in hiding us ? this way the Romans Must or for Britons
slay us , or receive us For barb'rous and ... It is not likely , That when they hear the
Roman horses neigh , Behold their quarter'd fires , have both their eyes .
Page 244
Fight I will no more , But yield me to the veriest hind , that shall Once touch my
Thoulder Great the slaughter is Here made by th ' Roman ; great the answer be ,
Britons must take . For me , my ransom's death ; On either side I come to spend
my ...
Fight I will no more , But yield me to the veriest hind , that shall Once touch my
Thoulder Great the slaughter is Here made by th ' Roman ; great the answer be ,
Britons must take . For me , my ransom's death ; On either side I come to spend
my ...
Page 261
When shall I hear all through this fierce abridgment Hath to it circumstantial
branches , which Diltiaction should be rich in.- Where ? ' ' how.liv'd you ? And
when came you to serve our Roman captive ? How parted with your brothers ?
how first ...
When shall I hear all through this fierce abridgment Hath to it circumstantial
branches , which Diltiaction should be rich in.- Where ? ' ' how.liv'd you ? And
when came you to serve our Roman captive ? How parted with your brothers ?
how first ...
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Page 55 - Brutus grows so covetous, To lock such rascal counters from his friends, Be ready, gods, with all your thunderbolts ; Dash him to pieces ! Cas. I denied you not. Bru. You did. Cas. I did not : he was but a fool that brought My answer back.
Page 46 - If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. You all do know this mantle : I remember The first time ever Caesar put it on; 'Twas on a summer's evening, in his tent; That day he overcame the Nervii: — Look ! In this place ran Cassius...
Page 4 - Many a time and oft Have you climb'd up to walls and battlements, To towers and windows, yea, to chimney-tops, Your infants in your arms, and there have sat The livelong day, with patient expectation, To see great Pompey pass the streets of Rome...
Page 54 - For I can raise no money by vile means : By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash By any indirection.
Page 9 - Why should that name be sounded more than yours ? Write them together, yours is as fair a name; Sound them, it doth become the mouth as well; Weigh them, it is as heavy; conjure with 'em, "Brutus" will start a spirit as soon as "Caesar.
Page 19 - 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 round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend.
Page 315 - Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental mockery.
Page 40 - O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, That I am meek and gentle with these butchers; Thou art the ruins of the noblest man That ever lived in the tide of times.
Page 9 - Caesar carelessly but nod on him. He had a fever when he was in Spain, And when the fit was on him, I did mark How he did shake...
Page 165 - Husband, I come: Now to that name my courage prove my title! I am fire and air; my other elements I give to baser life.
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| Title | The works of Shakespear [ed. by H. Blair], in which the beauties observed by Pope, Warburton and Dodd are pointed out, together with the author's life; a glossary [&c.]. Volume 7 of The works of Shakespear [ed. by H. Blair], in which the beauties observed by Pope, Warburton and Dodd are pointed out, together with the author's life; a glossary [&c.], William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | Hugh Blair |
| Published | 1769 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 13 Sep 2007 |
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