The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq. ; with Glossarial Notes, Volume 3 |
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Page 57
... yet so old But she may learn ; and happier than this , She is not bred so dull but she can learn ; Happiest of all , is , that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed , As from her lord , her governor , her king .
... yet so old But she may learn ; and happier than this , She is not bred so dull but she can learn ; Happiest of all , is , that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed , As from her lord , her governor , her king .
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... The attribute to awe and majesty , Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this scepter'd sway , It is enthroned in the hearts of kings , It is an attribute to God himself ; And earthly power doth then show ...
... The attribute to awe and majesty , Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this scepter'd sway , It is enthroned in the hearts of kings , It is an attribute to God himself ; And earthly power doth then show ...
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So doth the greater glory dim the less : A substitute shines brightly as a king , " Until a king be by ; and then his state Empties itself , as doth an inland brook Into the main of waters . Musick ! hark ! Ner .
So doth the greater glory dim the less : A substitute shines brightly as a king , " Until a king be by ; and then his state Empties itself , as doth an inland brook Into the main of waters . Musick ! hark ! Ner .
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Orl . That would I , were I of all kingdoms king . Ros . You say , you'll marry me , if I be willing ? [ TO PHEBE . Phe . That will I , should I die the hour after . Ros . But , if you do refuse to marry me , You'll give yourself to ...
Orl . That would I , were I of all kingdoms king . Ros . You say , you'll marry me , if I be willing ? [ TO PHEBE . Phe . That will I , should I die the hour after . Ros . But , if you do refuse to marry me , You'll give yourself to ...
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Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq. ; with Glossarial Notes William Shakespeare. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS W E L L. PERSONS REPRESENTED . King of France . Duke of Florence.
Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq. ; with Glossarial Notes William Shakespeare. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS W E L L. PERSONS REPRESENTED . King of France . Duke of Florence.
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Page 78 - Though justice be thy plea, consider this, — That in the course of justice none of us Should see salvation : we do pray for mercy...
Page 143 - Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice In fair round belly with good capon lined, With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances ; And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd...
Page 15 - How like a fawning publican he looks ! 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.
Page 92 - The crow doth sing as sweetly as the lark, When neither is attended ; and, I think, The nightingale, if she should sing by day, When every goose is cackling, would be thought No better a musician than the wren.
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 10 - 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.
Page 143 - Made to his mistress' eye-brow : Then, a soldier; Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth : And then, the justice; In fair round belly, with good capon lin'd, With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances, And so he plays his part: The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon; With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side ; His youthful...
Page 54 - It is engendered in the eyes. With gazing fed ; and fancy dies In the cradle where it lies. Let us all ring fancy's knell : I'll begin it, — Ding, dong, bell.
Page 91 - The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not mov'd with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as night. And his affections dark as Erebus: Let no such man be trusted.—Mark the music.
Page 139 - twill be eleven/ And so, from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe And then from hour to hour, we rot and rot, And thereby hangs a tale.
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| Title | The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq. ; with Glossarial Notes, Volume 3 The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq. ; with Glossarial Notes, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Publisher | J. Johnson, 1803 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 28 Dec 2006 |
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