 | William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - 1709 - 608 pages
...pafr, Which are devour'd as faft as they are made, Forgot as foon as done: Perfeverance, dear my Lord, Keeps Honour bright: To have done, is to hang Quite out of fafliion, like a rufly Male In monumental Mock'ry : Take the inflant way, For Honour travels in a Srraight... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1733 - 520 pages
...A great-fiz'd monfter of Ingratitudes) Thole fcraps are good deeds paft, which are devour'd As fail as they are made, forgot as foon As done : Perfeverance...mockery. For honour travels in a ftreight fo narrow, Where one but goes abreaft ; keep then the path ; For Emulation hath a thoufand ions, That one by one... | |
 | Thomas Hayward - English poetry - 1738 - 324 pages
...pilots all their skill, for want of ftorms. G-*-*,. . Crown's Ambitious Statefman. ^324P ERSEVERANCE. Perfeverance keeps honour bright : To have done, is...mail in monumental mockery. For honour travels in a ftraight fti narrow, Where one but goes abreaft ; keep ihen the path ; For emulation hath a thoufand... | |
 | William Oldys - English drama - 1740 - 328 pages
...glory ; Our pilots all their skill, for want of ftorms. Crown's Ambitious Statefman. PERSEVERANCE. Perfeverance keeps honour bright : To have done, is...mail in monumental mockery. For honour travels in a ftraight fo narrow, Where one but goes abreaft ; keep then the path ; For emulation hath a thoufand... | |
 | William Shakespeare - English drama - 1762 - 440 pages
...good deeds paft, which are devour'4. As faft as they are made, forgot as foon As done : Perfev'rance keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang quite...mockery. ^ For honour travels in a ftreight fo narrow, Where one but goes a-breaft ? keep then the path ; For emulation hath a thoufand fons, That one by... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1765 - 566 pages
...fcraps are good deeds paft, which are devour'*} As faft as they are made, forgot as foon As done : 7 Perfeverance keeps Honour bright : To have done, is to hang quite out of fafhion, Like rufty hail in monumental mockery. For honour travels in aftreightfo narrow^' . , Where one but goes abreaft... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1765 - 564 pages
...good deeds paft, which are devour'd As faft as they are made, forgot as foon As done : 7 Pei fcverance keeps Honour bright: To have done, is to hang quite out of fafhion, Like rufty nail in monumental mockery. For honour travels in a ftreight fo narrow, Where one but goes abreaft... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1767 - 484 pages
...Oblivion : (A great-fiz'd roonfter of ingratitudes) Thofe fcraps are good deeds paft, which are devour'd As faft as they are made, forgot as foon As done :...To have done, is to hang quite out of fafhion, Like rufty.mail in monumental mockery. For honour travels in a ftreight fo narrow, Where one but goes abreail... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 514 pages
...inftant way, Ftr honour, &c.] Thus the old copy. Dr. Johnfon's former edition reads, • pcrfcverance keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang quite out of falhion, Like rulty nail in monumental mockery. STE EVENS. * — and there you lie :] Thefe words are... | |
 | John Palmer - Shorthand - 1774 - 248 pages
...for Chrift's fake forgave us, Amen. Yorick's Sermons ; Vol. II. Ser. XI. PERSEVERANCE. Perfevcrance keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang quite...mockery. For honour travels in a ftreight fo narrow, Where one but goes abrcaft : keep then the path ; For For Emulation hath a thoufand fons, That one... | |
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Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental mockery. 
