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" Lord. The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together : our virtues would be proud, if our faults whipped them not; and our crimes would despair, if they were not cherished by our virtues. "
The Pictorial edition of the works of Shakspere, ed. by C. Knight. [8 vols ... - Page 48
by William Shakespeare - 1838
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The Tin Trumpet: Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish. To ..., Volume 1

Horace Smith - 1836 - 426 pages
...and soul retain their alliance, their joint offspring will ever bear a likeness to either parent. " The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and...crimes would despair if they were not cherished by onr virtues." To begin with the latter; — what we call patriotism, is often a blind and mischievous...
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Materials for thinking, extracted from the works of ancient and modern ...

1837 - 352 pages
...severe, that it consecrates to eternity or consigns to infamy. — Roger Coke. 765. Life Chequered. — The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and...despair, if they were not cherished by our virtues. — Shakspeare. 766. Physic is of little use to a temperate person; for a man's own observation on...
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The New Monthly Belle Assemblée, Volume 15

Fashion - 456 pages
...temperament. What is more true, or more justly descriptive of human nature, than this passage of Shakspeare? " The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and...despair if they were not cherished by our virtues." The marked anxiety of Francisco produced a similar sensation in the bosom of Nina. Her fears were awakened...
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Gems of genius; or, Words of the wise: a collection of the most pointed ...

Andrew Steinmetz - 1838 - 360 pages
...476. It is more difficult to hinder ourselves from being governed, than to govern others.—Ib. 477. The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and...crimes would despair, if they were not cherished by our virtues.—Shakspeare. 478. Sweet are the uses of adversity; Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,...
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Shakespeare's Autobiographical Poems: Being His Sonnets Clearly Developed ...

Charles Armitage Brown - Autobiography in literature - 1838 - 328 pages
..."good in every thing," without shutting his eyes to the evil. " The web of our life," he tells us, " is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together : our...despair, if they were not cherished by our virtues." This constant, undeviating, kind philosophy towards his fellow-creatures, and towards every thing belonging...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Midsummer-night's dream. Love's ...

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 550 pages
...that the word is used in both senses here. drown our gain in tears ! The great dignity that his valor hath here acquired for him, shall at home be encountered...cherished by our virtues. — Enter a Servant. How now ? where's your master ? Serv. He met the duke in the street, sir, of whom he hath taken a solemn leave...
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All's well that ends well. Taming of the shrew. Winter's tale

William Shakespeare - 1841 - 394 pages
...And how mightily, some other times, we drown our gain in tears ! The great dignity, that his valor hath here acquired for him, shall at home be encountered...virtues. Enter a SERVANT. How now ? where 's your master ? Ser. He met the duke in the street, sir, of whom he hath taken a solemn leave : his lordship will...
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The Works of William Shakespeare: As you like it. The taming of the shrew ...

William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1842 - 560 pages
...Parolles. valour hath here acquired for him, shall at home be encountered with a shame as ample. Fr. Gent. The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and...cherished by our virtues. Enter a Servant. How now ? where's your master ? Serv. He met the duke in the street, sir, of whom he hath taken a solemn leave...
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The Works of William Shakespeare: As you like it ; Taming of the shrew ; All ...

William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1842 - 558 pages
...Parolles. valour hath here acquired for him, shall at home be encountered with a shame as ample. Fr. Gent. The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and...if they were not cherished by our virtues. Enter a Se>*mnt. How now ? where's your master ? Serv. He met the duke in the street, sir, of whom he hath...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare: Printed from the Text ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 508 pages
...his valour hath here acquired for him , shall at home be encountered with a shame as ample. Fr. Gent. The web of our life is of a mingled yarn , good and...master? Serv. He met the duke in the street, Sir, ofwhom he hath taken a solemn leave : his lordship will next morning for France. The duke hath offered...
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