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The Dramatic Writings of Will. Shakespeare: With Introductory Prefaces to ... - Page 23
by William Shakespeare - 1798
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The Complete Art of Poetry ...

Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 394 pages
...Winter's Wind ? "Which when it bites and blows upon my Body, Even till I flirink with Cold, I fmile, and fay. This is no Flattery : Thefe are Counfellors...from publick Haunt, Finds Tongues in Trees,. Books in the running Brooks, Sermons in Stones, and Good in every thing. Duke. Stn.ll,. "The World's a S<age....
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The Works of Shakespeare in Seven Volumes, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1733 - 548 pages
...like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head : And this our life, exempc from publick haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books...running brooks^ Sermons in ftones, and good in every thing. Ami. I would not change it j happy is your Grace* That can tranflate the ftubbornnefs of fortune...
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The Works of Shakespeare: In Eight Volumes. Collated with the Oldest Copies ...

William Shakespeare - 1740 - 454 pages
...thefl Nores, how ofren not and but by Miftakc have chaog'd Plac< ID oui Authors former Editions. jweet are the ufes of Adverfity, Which, like the toad, ugly...running brooks, Sermons in ftones, and good in every thing. Ami. I would not change it ; happy is your Grace, That can tranflate the ftubbornnefs of fortune...
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The Quintessence of English Poetry, Or, a Collection of All the Beautiful ...

William Oldys - English drama - 1740 - 326 pages
...much as I do, And hate the fogs that haunt the dirty vales. Crown's Amhitious Statefman. ADVERSITT. Sweet are the ufes of adverfity, Which, like the toad,...the running brooks, Sermons in ftones, and good in ev'ry thing. Sbakefpear-i, As you Kbt it. That fir, which ferves for gain, And follows but for form,...
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Critical Observations on Shakespeare

John Upton - 1746 - 382 pages
...moft precioufly. In As you like it, Aft II. The Duke is fpeaking of the happinefs of his retirement. " And this our life, exempt from publick haunt, " Finds...'" brooks, " Sermons in ftones, and good in every thing: " I would not change it. " Am. Happy is your Grace, &c. How much more in charafter is it for...
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Much ado about nothing. The marchant of Venice. Love's labour lost. As you ...

William Shakespeare - 1747 - 502 pages
...with cold, I fmile, and fay. This is no Flattery : thefe are Counfellors, That feelingly perfiiade me what I am, Sweet are the ufes of Adverfity, . Which,...running brooks, Sermons in ftones, and good in every thing.' Ami. I would not change it ; happy is your Grace, That can tranflate the ftubbornnefs of fortune...
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The Works of Shakespeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1752 - 452 pages
...Notes, how often not and hut by Miftake h»ye chang'd Place in our Author'* former. Editions. Swett Sweet are the ufes of Adverfity, Which, like the toad,...running brooks, Sermons in ftones, and good in every thing. ^4 mi. I would not change it ; happy ia your Grace, That can tranflate the ilubbornnefs of fortune...
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The Works of Shakespeare ..., Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1920 - 172 pages
...Queene, vI. "that poisonous hunch-back'd toad." ix. 19 seq. The "jewel in his head" seems to be Wears yet a precious jewel in his head ; And this our life exempt from public haunt 1 5 Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in...
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The Works of Shakespeare: in Eight Volumes, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1767 - 454 pages
...adrerfity, Which like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his -head : And<hts our life, exempt from publick haunt, Finds tongues...running brooks> Sermons in ftones, and good in every thino-. Ami. I would not change it ; happy is your Grace, That can tranflate the ftubbornnefs of fortune...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 572 pages
...winter's wind ; Which, when it bites and blows upon my body, Even till I fhrink with cold, I fmile, and fay, This is no Flattery : thefe are Counfellors,...running brooks, Sermons in ftones, and good in every thing. ' In former editions, Here feel onr Author's former Editions. •we not the Penalty.] What was...
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