The Dramatic Writings of Will. Shakespeare: With Introductory Prefaces to Each Play ; Printed Complete from the Best Editions, Volume 2R. Morison Junr., 1798 |
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... myself . Sal . Your mind is toffing on the ocean ; There , where your argofies with portly fail- Like figniors and rich burghers on the flood , Or as it were the pageants of the fea- Do overpeer the petty traffickers , That curtly to ...
... myself . Sal . Your mind is toffing on the ocean ; There , where your argofies with portly fail- Like figniors and rich burghers on the flood , Or as it were the pageants of the fea- Do overpeer the petty traffickers , That curtly to ...
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... myself His wife , who wins me by that means I told you , Yourself , renowned prince , then stood as fair , As any comer I have look'd on yet , For my affection . Mor . Ev'n for that I thank you ; Therefore , Therefore , I pray you ...
... myself His wife , who wins me by that means I told you , Yourself , renowned prince , then stood as fair , As any comer I have look'd on yet , For my affection . Mor . Ev'n for that I thank you ; Therefore , Therefore , I pray you ...
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... myself , as your worship fhall know by this honeft old man ; and , though I fay it , though old man , yet , poor man , my father . Bal . One fpeak for both ; -What would you ? Laun . Serve you , fir . Gob . This is the very defect of ...
... myself , as your worship fhall know by this honeft old man ; and , though I fay it , though old man , yet , poor man , my father . Bal . One fpeak for both ; -What would you ? Laun . Serve you , fir . Gob . This is the very defect of ...
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... myself . As much as I deferve ! -Why , that's the lady : I do in birth deferve her , and in fortunes , In graces , and in qualities of breeding ; But more than these , in love I do deserve her . What if I ftray'd no further , but choose ...
... myself . As much as I deferve ! -Why , that's the lady : I do in birth deferve her , and in fortunes , In graces , and in qualities of breeding ; But more than these , in love I do deserve her . What if I ftray'd no further , but choose ...
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... myself alone , I would not be ambitious to my wish , To wish myself much better : yet , for you , I would be trebled twenty times myfelf ; A thousand times more fair , ten thousand times More rich ; that , to ftand high in your account ...
... myself alone , I would not be ambitious to my wish , To wish myself much better : yet , for you , I would be trebled twenty times myfelf ; A thousand times more fair , ten thousand times More rich ; that , to ftand high in your account ...
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Page 44 - 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 ? Fare you well: had you such a loss as I, I could give better comfort than you do.
Page 52 - 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 67 - The slaves are ours. So do I answer you : The pound of flesh, which I demand of him, Is dearly bought, 'tis mine, and I will have it : If you deny me, fie upon your law ! There is no force in the decrees of Venice. I stand for judgment : answer ; shall I have it ? Duke.
Page 82 - This England never did, (nor never shall,) Lie at the proud foot of a conqueror, But when it first did help to wound itself. Now these her princes are come home again, Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them : Nought shall make us rue, If England to itself do rest but true.
Page 71 - And I beseech you, Wrest once the law to your authority: To do a great right, do a little wrong, And curb this cruel devil of his will.
Page 48 - I knit my handkerchief about your brows, (The best I had ; a princess wrought it me,) And I did never ask it you again ; And with my hand at midnight held your head ; And, like the watchful minutes to the hour, Still and anon cheered up the heavy time ; Saying, What lack you ? and, Where lies your grief?
Page 14 - I hate him for he is a Christian ; But more for that in low simplicity He lends out money gratis, and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice. If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
Page 7 - Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice. His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff : you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search.
Page 17 - And all for use of that which is mine own. Well then, it now appears you need my help: Go to, then; you come to me, and you say 'Shylock, we would have moneys...
Page 9 - If to do were as easy as to know what were^ good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottages princes' palaces. It is a good divine that follows his own instructions: I can easier teach twenty what were good to be done, than be one of the twenty to follow mine own teaching.