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" Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which, like the toad.' ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head ; And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in, stones, and good in every... "
A Critical Enquiry Regarding the Real Author of the Letters of Junius ... - Page 353
by George Coventry (of Wandsworth.) - 1825 - 382 pages
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...pcmiadc me what I am. • Sweet are the uies of adverfity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears ing o'er the pile, Sees an amphibious world beneath him fmile; The flow haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in ftoncs, and good in every thing....
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...perluade me what I am. Sweet are the ules of advcrfity, 'Vhich, like the toad, ugly and venomous, .Wears yet a precious jewel in his head: And this our life, exempt from public haunr» Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brook Sermons inrtoncs, and good in everything....
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Works, Containing His Plays and Poems: To which is Added a Glossary, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1797 - 644 pages
...perfuade me what I am. Sweet are the ufes of adverfity ; Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head : And this our life, exempt from publick haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in Hones, and good in every...
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The Dramatic Writings of Will. Shakespeare: With Introductory ..., Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1798 - 458 pages
...perfuade me what I am. Sweet are the ufes of adverfity ; Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head : And this our life, exempt from publick haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in ftones, and good in...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare. ....

William Shakespeare - 1800 - 436 pages
...perfuade me what I am. Sweet are the ufes of adverfity ; Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head : And this our life, exempt from publick haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in (tones, and good in...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 556 pages
...persuade me what I am. Sweet are the uses of adversity; Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head : And this our life, exempt from publick haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 446 pages
...persuade me what I am. Sweet are the uses of adversity ; Which, like the toad, ugly and venomou*, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head; And this our life, exempt from publick haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare ...: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 322 pages
...instead of not: " Cor. Ay, but mine own desire. " 1 (St. How ! not your own desire." Malone. D a Wears yet a precious jewel in his head;* And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,* Sermons in stones, and good in every thing....
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The Speaker, Or, Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English ...

William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...perfuade me what I am. Sweet are the ufea of adverfity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wea's yet a precious jewel in his head: And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in ftones, and goo"d in every thing,...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the ..., Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 452 pages
...persuade me what I am. Sweet are the uses of adversity ; Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head ;* And this our life, exempt from publick haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in...
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