 | Rationalism - 1839
...some time or other, like cork, though kept down io water. — Sir K'. Tonifie. THE MORAL VIRTUES. ** Heaven doth with us as we with torches do ; Not light...Did not go forth of us 'twere all alike As if we had thcin not. Spirits are not finely touch 'd But to fine issues : nor nature never tende The smallest... | |
 | George Washington Bethune - Christian life - 1839 - 210 pages
...corruption, which makes goodness singular, renders the display of it more necessary. " Heaven does with us, as we with torches do, Not light them for...if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all the same As if we had them not." Were it not for the few good men the world always has in it, it would... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 1839
...of day. Chaucer. The Shipmarme* Tale. Beaven doth with us u we with torches deal. Not light them fer themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Shakrpeare. Afearan: for Mcunirt. Tell me what kind of thing is wit : For the first matter love» variety... | |
 | E. Phipps - 1839
...comando divino, per allontanarti da ogni vilta, per sospingerti ad ogni opera gentile. SILVIO PELLICO. For if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. SHAKSPEABE. WE must now return to Arthur, who a month after the departure of his brother for the Continent,... | |
 | Robert Cassie Waterston - 1893
...Shakspeare bring home the same truth to our minds, which was proclaimed by apostles and prophets ? — " Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do, Not light...themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 't were all alike As if we had them not." If we truly have the light, we must, by a spiritual law,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843
...character in thy life, That, to the observer, doth thy history Fully unfold : Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon...themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of- us, 't were all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are notfinely touched, But to fine issues : nor Nature... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Sir Frederick Beilby Watson - 1843 - 224 pages
...that lends me life, Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness ! 2HENRY VI. i. 1. LIGHT. Heaven does with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves ; for, if our virtues Did not go forth with us, 't were all alike As if we had them not. MEASURE FOR MEASURE, i. 1. LAW — (continued). They... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Indians - 1844 - 315 pages
...self-appreciation, which most men display, who are conscious of superior powers. GIFTS NOT OUR OWN. Heaven doth with us as we with torches do ; Not light...themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 't were all alike As if we had them not.* Spirits are not finely touch'd But to fine issues : nor nature... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Biography - 1844 - 315 pages
...self-appreciation, which most men display, who are conscious of superior powers. GIFTS NOT OUR OWN. Heaven doth with us as we with torches do ; Not light...themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 't were all alike As if we had them not.* Spirits are not finely tonch'd But to fine issues : nor nature... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 320 pages
...: thyself and thy belongings, Are not thine own so proper as to waste Thyself upon thy virtue, then on thee. Heaven doth with us as we with torches do,...if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all as if We had them not: spirits are not finely touch'd — But to fine issues; nature never tends —... | |
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Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. 
