 O God! methinks, it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely swain; To sit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to see the minutes how they run: How many make the hour full complete, How many hours bring...  The Merrie Days of England: Sketches of the Olden Time - Page 16by Edward McDermott (of Camberwell, Eng.?) - 1859 - 160 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 462 pages
...were dead ! if God's good will were so: ' For what is in this world, but grief and woe ? * i4O God ! methinks, it were a happy life, ' To be no better...the year, * How many years a mortal man may live. * When this is known, then to divide the times : * So many hours must I tend my flock ; * So many hours... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 368 pages
...Would I were dead ! if God's good will were so : For what is in this world, but grief and woe ? O God ! methinks, it were a happy life, To be no better than...up the year, How many years a mortal man may live. When this is known, then to divide the times : So many hours must I tend my flock ; So many hours must... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 562 pages
...dead ! if God's good will were so : For what is in this world, but grief and woe ? 0 God ! melhinks it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely...up the ye'ar, How many years a mortal man may live. When this is known, then to divide the time : So many hours must I tend my flock ; So many hours must... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 584 pages
...so : For what is in this world, but grief and woe? O God ! mcthinks it were a happy life, To be Jio aptain of a pinnace ', threatens more Than Bargulus4 the strong Illyrian pirate. Drones imish up the year, How many years a mortal man may live. When this is known, then to divide the time... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 488 pages
...were so: ' For what is in this world, but grief and woe ? * O God! methinks, it were & happy life, 9 ' To be no better than a homely swain; * To sit upon...they run: * How many make the hour full complete, 1 * How many hours bring about the day, * How many days will finish up the year, * How many years a... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 674 pages
...what is in this world, hut grief and woe ? * O God! methinks, it were a happy life,9 ' To he no hetter than a homely swain; * To sit upon a hill, as I do now, * To carve out dials quaintly, point hy point, * Therehy to see the minutes how they run: * How many make the hour full complete,1 * How... | |
 | Regina Maria Roche - English fiction - 1807 - 498 pages
...the crowded haunts of men, I could not forbear thinking, that here, at least, as Shakespeare says, it were.... • A happy life, To be no better than a homely swain, To sit upon a hill ai we do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to tee the minutes how they run... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 404 pages
...' For what is in this world, but 'grief and woe ? * O God ! methinks , it were a happy life, ' T« be no better than a homely swain,; * To sit upon a hill , as t do now, * To carve out dials quaintly , point Ly point, * Thereby to see the minutes how th*y run... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Alexander Chalmers - 1811 - 546 pages
...were dead ! if God's good will were so : ' For what is in this world, but grief and woe : * O God ! methinks it were a happy life,* ' To be no better...the year, * How many years a mortal man may live. * When this is known, then to divide the times : * So many hours must I tend my flock ; * So many hours... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 386 pages
...were so : For what is in this world, but grief and woe ? O God ! me thinks, it were a happy life,9 To be no better than a homely swain ; To sit upon...up the year, How many years a mortal man may live. When this is known, then to divide the times : So many hours must I tend my flock ; So many hours must... | |
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