Measure for measure. The merchant of Venice. As you like it. Love's labour lostA. Leathley, 1766 |
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... tongue , Anchors on Ifabel . Heav'n's in my mouth , As if I did but only chew its name ; And in my heart the ftrong and fwelling evil Of my conception . The ftate , whereon I ftudied , Is like a good thing , being often read , Grown ...
... tongue , Anchors on Ifabel . Heav'n's in my mouth , As if I did but only chew its name ; And in my heart the ftrong and fwelling evil Of my conception . The ftate , whereon I ftudied , Is like a good thing , being often read , Grown ...
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... tongue but one . Gentle my lord , ( 9 ) If not a feodary , but only he , & c . ] This is fo obfcure , but the allufion fo fine , that it deferves to be explain'd . A feodary was one , that in the times of vassalage he'd lands of the ...
... tongue but one . Gentle my lord , ( 9 ) If not a feodary , but only he , & c . ] This is fo obfcure , but the allufion fo fine , that it deferves to be explain'd . A feodary was one , that in the times of vassalage he'd lands of the ...
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... tongue , fhe does not understand this new phrafe , and defires bim to talk his former language , that is , to talk as he talked before . ( 5 ) I know your virtue bath a licence in't , ] Alluding to the licences given by Ministers to ...
... tongue , fhe does not understand this new phrafe , and defires bim to talk his former language , that is , to talk as he talked before . ( 5 ) I know your virtue bath a licence in't , ] Alluding to the licences given by Ministers to ...
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... tongue , Either of condemnation or approof ; Bidding the law make curtly to their will ; Hooking both right and wrong to th ' appetite , To follow , as it draws ... I'll to my brother . Tho ' he hath fall'n by prompture ( 9 ) of the ...
... tongue , Either of condemnation or approof ; Bidding the law make curtly to their will ; Hooking both right and wrong to th ' appetite , To follow , as it draws ... I'll to my brother . Tho ' he hath fall'n by prompture ( 9 ) of the ...
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... tongue , and that his to tongue is forked . He confounds reality and fiction , a ferpent's tongue is foft but not forked nor hurtful If it could hurt , it could not be soft . In Midfummer Night's Dream he has the fame notion . With doubler ...
... tongue , and that his to tongue is forked . He confounds reality and fiction , a ferpent's tongue is foft but not forked nor hurtful If it could hurt , it could not be soft . In Midfummer Night's Dream he has the fame notion . With doubler ...
Common terms and phrases
afide againſt Anfaldo Angelo anſwer Anth Anthonio Baff Baffanio Bawd becauſe Biron Boyet brother cauſe Claudio Clown Coft defire doth ducats Duke Efcal Enter Exeunt Exit eyes faid fair fame father fatire feems fenfe fent fhall fhew fhould fignifies fince firft fome fool foul fpeak fpirit Friar ftand ftill fuch fuppofe fure fwear fweet Giannetto give grace hath heart heav'n himſelf honour houſe Ifab itſelf juftice King lady Laun lefs lord Lucio mafter marry meaſure Merchant of Venice moft moſt Moth mufick muft muſt myſelf Orla Orlando paffage perfon pleaſe pleaſure Pompey pray prefent Prov purpoſe reafon reft Rofalind ſay SCENE Shakespeare ſhall ſhe Shylock Solarino ſpeak thee thefe THEOBALD theſe thing thofe thoſe thou art thouſand uſed Venice WARBURTON whofe wife word worfe yourſelf
Popular passages
Page 427 - A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it...
Page 170 - Is an unlesson'd girl, unschool'd, unpractis'd; Happy in this, she is not yet so old But she may learn; 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.
Page 252 - Ay, now am I in Arden ; the more fool I : when I was at home, I was in a better place : but travellers must be content.
Page 183 - Some men there are love not a gaping pig ; Some, that are mad, if they behold a cat.
Page 133 - You say so; You, that did void your rheum upon my beard, And foot me, as you spurn a stranger cur Over your threshold: moneys is your suit. What should I say to you? Should I not say, Hath a dog money ? is it possible A cur can lend three thousand ducats?
Page 193 - Nay, take my life and all ; pardon not that : You take my house when you do take the prop That doth sustain my house ; you take my life When you do take the means whereby I live.
Page 197 - In such a night Stood Dido with a willow in her hand Upon the wild sea-banks, and waft her love To come again to Carthage.
Page 189 - I will be bound to pay it ten times o'er, On forfeit of my hands, my head, my heart: If this will not suffice, it must appear That malice bears down truth. 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 429 - Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. When all aloud the wind doth blow And coughing drowns the parson's saw And birds sit brooding in the snow And Marian's nose looks red and raw, When roasted...
Page 172 - O sweet Portia, Here are a few of the unpleasant'st words That ever blotted paper! Gentle lady, When I did first impart my love to you, I freely told you, all the wealth I had Ran in my veins — I was a gentleman...