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" 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. "
The Merchant of Venice, a comedy, altered [by R. Valpy] from Shakespeare, as ... - Page 6
by William Shakespeare - 1802
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The Dramatic Writings of Will. Shakespeare: With Introductory ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1798 - 448 pages
...man in all Venice : His reafons arc as two grains of wheat hid in two bufhels of chaff ; you fhall feek all day ere you find them ; and, when you have them, they are not worth the fearch. Anth. Well ; tell me now, what lady is the fame, To whom you fwore a fecret pilgrimage, That you to-day...
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The Anti-Jacobin Review and Protestant Advocate: Or, Monthly ..., Volume 1

Literature, Modern - 1799 - 912 pages
...from the evidence of the public journals, may be compared to " two grains of wheat hid in two bufhels of chaff; you mall feek all day ere you find them,...when you have them, they are not worth the fearch." Here he admits, at lead, that he has chiefly felected his materials from the productions of 'Jacobins,...
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The Spirit of the Public Journals: Being an Impartial Selection of ..., Volume 1

Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1799 - 468 pages
...Public Journals, may be compared to " two grains of wheat bid in two busheh of chaff '; you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search* " The just application of the foregoing words, will, indeed, be manifest to the reader himself,...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare. ....

William Shakespeare - 1800 - 436 pages
...man in all Venice : His reafons are as two grains of wheat hid in two buihels of chaff; you fliall feek all day ere you find them ; and, when you have...fame To whom you fwore a fecret pilgrimage, That you to-day promis'd to tell me of? Baj'. 'Tis not unknown to you, Antonio, How much I have difabled mine...
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The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 2

George Campbell - English language - 1801 - 404 pages
...of nothing. 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." It is therefore futility in the thought, and not perspicuity in the language, which is the...
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The Spirit of the Public Journals: Being an Impartial Selection of ..., Volume 1

Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1802 - 454 pages
...Public Journals, may be compared to *' two grains of wheat hid in two bu/hels of chaff ; youjhattfeek all day ere you find them, and when you have them., they are not wertlt the fear ch*" The juft application of the foregoing words will indeed be manifeft to the reader...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 556 pages
...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. Ant. Well; tell me now, what lady is this same To whom you swore a secret pilgrimage, That...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 446 pages
...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. Ant . Well ; tell me now, what lady is this same To whom you swore a secret pilgrimage, That...
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Merchant of Venice ; As you like it ; Much ado about nothing ; Love's labour ...

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 386 pages
...man in all Venice : His reafons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bufhels of chaff ; you ftiall feek all day ere you find them ; and when you have them, they are not %vorth the fearch. Antb. Well ; tell me now, what lady is the fame, To whom you fwore a fecret pilgrimage,...
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...of, fur, or after. His reasons are at 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. Sbaisfeare. Who great in search of God and nature grow, They best the wise Creator's praise...
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