The comedies, histories, tragedies and poems of William Shakspere, ed. by C. Knight. National ed. [6], Volume 1 |
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... keeping youth have ever homely wits ; Wer ' t not affection chains thy tender days To the sweet glances of thy honour'd love , I rather would entreat thy company , To see the wonders of the world abroad , Than , living dully sluggardiz ...
... keeping youth have ever homely wits ; Wer ' t not affection chains thy tender days To the sweet glances of thy honour'd love , I rather would entreat thy company , To see the wonders of the world abroad , Than , living dully sluggardiz ...
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... Keep tune there still , so you will sing it out : And yet , methinks , I do not like this tune . JUL . You do not ? Luc . No , madam ; ' t is too sharp . JUL . You , minion , are too saucy . Luc . Nay , now you are too flat , And mar ...
... Keep tune there still , so you will sing it out : And yet , methinks , I do not like this tune . JUL . You do not ? Luc . No , madam ; ' t is too sharp . JUL . You , minion , are too saucy . Luc . Nay , now you are too flat , And mar ...
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... Keep this remembrance for thy Julia's sake . PRO . Why then we ' ll make exchange 14 , here , take you JUL . And seal the bargain with a holy kiss . PRO . Here is my hand for my true constancy ; And when that hour o'erslips me in the ...
... Keep this remembrance for thy Julia's sake . PRO . Why then we ' ll make exchange 14 , here , take you JUL . And seal the bargain with a holy kiss . PRO . Here is my hand for my true constancy ; And when that hour o'erslips me in the ...
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... keep them , I needs must lose myself ; If I lose them , thus find I by their loss , For Valentine , myself ; for Julia , Silvia . I to myself am dearer than a friend : For love is still most precious in itself : And Silvia , witness ...
... keep them , I needs must lose myself ; If I lose them , thus find I by their loss , For Valentine , myself ; for Julia , Silvia . I to myself am dearer than a friend : For love is still most precious in itself : And Silvia , witness ...
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... keep shut : now of another thing she may ; and that cannot I help . Well , proceed . SPEED . Item , 66 She hath more hair than wita , and more faults than hairs , and more wealth than faults . " LAUN . Stop there ; I'll have her : she ...
... keep shut : now of another thing she may ; and that cannot I help . Well , proceed . SPEED . Item , 66 She hath more hair than wita , and more faults than hairs , and more wealth than faults . " LAUN . Stop there ; I'll have her : she ...
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Page 473 - But mercy is above this sceptred sway, It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons justice. Therefore, Jew, Though justice be thy plea, consider this— That in the course of justice none of us Should see salvation; we do pray for mercy, And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy. I have spoke thus much To mitigate the justice of thy plea, Which if thou follow, this strict court...
Page 481 - The moon shines bright : — In such a night as this, When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees, And they did make no noise ; in such a night, Troilus, methinks, mounted the Trojan walls, And sigh'd his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night.
Page 475 - Tarry a little ; — there is something else. — This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood ; The words expressly are a pound of flesh : Then take thy bond, take thou thy pound of flesh ; But, in the cutting it, if thou dost shed One drop of Christian blood, thy lands and goods Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate Unto the state of Venice.
Page 387 - I had. The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen, man's hand is not able to taste, his tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report, what my dream was.
Page 244 - Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, Which we ascribe to heaven : the fated sky Gives us free scope ; only, doth backward pull Our slow designs, when we ourselves are dull.
Page 456 - Is now converted : but now I was the lord Of this fair mansion, master of my servants, Queen o'er myself; and even now, but now, This house, these servants, and this same myself, Are yours, my lord...
Page 363 - Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath, That the rude sea grew civil at her song ; And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music.