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" Of thinking too precisely on the event, A thought which, quarter'd, hath but one part wisdom And ever three parts coward, I do not know Why yet I live to say, This thing's to do ; Sith I have cause and will and strength and means To do't. "
The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: King Lear. Romeo and Juliet ... - Page 349
by William Shakespeare - 1851 - 38 pages
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Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet. Othello

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 642 pages
...oblivion, or some craven6 scruple Of thinking too precisely on the event, — A thought, which, quarter'd, hath but one part wisdom, And, ever, three parts coward,...tender prince ; Whose spirit, with divine ambition pufFd, Makes mouths at the invisible event ; 4 ie profit. 4 See note on Act i. Sc. 2, p. 174. It is...
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The dramatic works of William Shakspeare, with notes ..., Part 25, Volume 10

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 540 pages
...event,— A thought, which, quarter'd, hath but one part wisdom, And, ever, three parts coward,—I do not know Why yet I live to say, This thing's to...tender prince ; Whose spirit, with divine ambition pufFd, Makes mouths at the invisible event; 4 i. e. profit. * See note on Act i. Sc. 2, p. 174. It...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet. Othello

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 554 pages
...oblivion, or some craven6 scruple Of thinking too precisely on the event, — A thought, which, quarter'd, hath but one part wisdom, And, ever, three parts coward,...means, To do't. Examples, gross as earth, exhort me: Wituess, this army of such mass, and charge, Led by a delicate and tender prince ; Whose spirit, with...
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The Practice of Elocution, Or A Course of Exercises for Acquiring the ...

Benjamin Humphrey Smart - Elocution - 1826 - 242 pages
...MANNER : Deepens into ' Solemnity; assumes 'Decision. — Whether it be Bestial oblivion, or some craven scruple Of thinking too precisely on the event, —...coward,) I do not know Why yet I live to say, This thing 's to do, Sith I have cause, and will, and strength, and means, To do't. What is man, If his...
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The Beauties of Shakspeare Regularly Selected from Each Play. With a General ...

William Shakespeare, William Dodd - 1827 - 362 pages
...And, ever, three p'arts coward, — I do not know VVhy yet I live to say, This thing's to do; SithJ I have cause, and will, and strength, and means, To...tender prince; , Whose spirit, with divine ambition pufPd, Makes mouths at the invisible event; Exposing what is mortal, and unsure, To all that fortune,...
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The Phrenological Journal and Miscellany, Volume 5

Phrenology - 1829 - 686 pages
...too precisely on th' event,— *• (A thought which quartered hath bat one part wisdom, " And even three parts coward,) — I do not know, " Why yet...cause, and will, and strength, and means " To do't." There are various other outbreakings of a spirit dissatisfied with itself, labouring under a burden...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 8

William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 654 pages
...event,— A thought, which, quarter'd, hath but one part wisdom, And, ever, three parts coward,—I do not know Why yet I live to say, This thing's to...tender prince; Whose spirit, with divine ambition puff'd, Makes mouths at the invisible event; Exposing what is mortal, and unsure, To all that fortune,...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 8

William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 638 pages
...thought, which, quarter'd, hath but one part wisdom, And, ever, three parts coward, — 1 do not knowWhy yet I live to say, This thing's to do ; Sith I have...tender prince ; Whose spirit, with divine ambition puff'd, Makes mouths at the invisible event; Exposing what is mortal, and unsure, To all that fortune,...
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The Life of Mrs. Jordan: Including Original Private Correspondence ..., Volume 2

James Boaden - Actors - 1831 - 400 pages
...oblivion, or some craven scruple, Of thinking too precisely on the event, — (A thought which quarter'd hath but one part wisdom And ever three parts coward,)...say, this thing's to do — Sith, I have cause, and strength, and means to do it." Hamlet, Act IV. Cooke, in addition to his awkward action, his harsh...
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The Life of Mrs. Jordan: Including Original Private Correspondence ..., Volume 2

James Boaden - Actors - 1831 - 430 pages
...oblivion, or some craven scruple* Of thinking too precisely on the event, — (A thought which quarter'd hath but one part wisdom And ever three parts coward,)...say, this thing's to do — Sith, I have cause, and strength, and means to do it." Hamlet, Act IV. Cooke, in addition to his awkward action, his harsh...
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