O, how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours ! There is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, More pangs and fears than wars or women have ; And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never... The Plays of William Shakespeare - Page 82by William Shakespeare - 1804Full view - About this book
| 1853 - 796 pages
...life, the follies engendered by too great prosperity. " 0, liow wretched Is that poor man that bangs on princes' favours ; There is, betwixt that smile...falls, he falls like Lucifer— Never to hope again." Perhaps from a not unnatural reaction, we find the third Earl of Essex the avowed enemy of courts and... | |
| Charles Rann Kennedy - English poetry - 1853 - 168 pages
...K\eos ßporшv crrvyш, SiSa%dels o-^re yovv ro cr<o<f>povelv' S>, 'ocrris ßaeiXeшv drjpa %ápiv There is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to, That...falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. — TRANSLATION FKOM THE ŒDIPUS KEX OF SOPHOCLES. What man is he, whom prophet-tongued Parnassus doth... | |
| Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...drag thee low; Lean on faith, look up rejoicing, We are wiser than we know. C. Maclay. FALL. THEKE is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to, That sweet...falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. Shakspere. I Ve touch'd the highest point of all my greatness ; And from the full meridian of my glory... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1853 - 596 pages
...is hetwixt that smile we would aspire lo, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, More panjrs ttt of hit dream. K. Ilii'li. Give me another horse,...wounds, — Have mercy, Jesu ! — Soft ; I did hu amazetlly. Why, how now, Cromwell T Prom. I have no power io speak, sir. Wol. What, arnai^ At my misfortunes?... | |
| Allen Hayden Weld - English language - 1853 - 120 pages
...favors! There is betwixt that smile we would aspire to, 15 That sweet aspect of princes, and their niin, More pangs and fears than wars or women have ; And...falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. — Why, how now, Cromwell ' 20 Oromwell. — I have no power to speak, sir. Wolsey. — What, amaz'd... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1854 - 538 pages
...must for ever hide me. Vain pomp and glory of this world, I hate ye ! I feel my heart new-open'd : O ! how wretched Is that poor man, that hangs on princes'...Lucifer, Never to hope again. — Enter CROMWELL, amazcdly. Why, how now, Cromwell ! Crom. I have no power to speak, sir. Wol What! amaz'd At my misfortunes... | |
| Heberden Milford - 1854 - 338 pages
...state distinctions — I seek not sovereign services. In Henry VIIL, Wolsey says to Norfolk :— ' Oh how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes'...falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again.' " Thus Lord Squanderficld, in his rambling, loquacious way, delivered himself; and as usual, made what... | |
| Marcius Willson - History - 1854 - 622 pages
...hate ye ; 1 feel my heart new open'd : O, how wretched Is that poor man, that hangs on princes favors' There is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to, That...falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again." "Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition ; By that sil tell the angels ; how can man then, - Tbe... | |
| Theodore Parker - Slavery - 1854 - 94 pages
...hangs on public favours ! There is betwixt that smile lie would aspire to, That sweet aspect of voters, and their ruin, More pangs and fears than wars or...falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again ! " Mr. DOUGLASS also is finished ; the success of hk measure is his own defeat. Mr. PIERCE has three... | |
| Elocution - 1854 - 576 pages
...princes' favors ! There is, betwixt that smile he would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and his ruin, More pangs and fears than wars or women have....falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again ! Out of thy honest truth, to play the woman. Let '.- dry our eyes : and thus far hear me, Cromwell... | |
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