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... The works of Shakespear [ed. by H. Blair], in which the beauties observed by ... - Page 231by William Shakespeare - 1769Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - English drama (Comedy) - 1872 - 196 pages
...Like It, ii. 1 : " 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 thing."... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816
...persuade me what 1 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 public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every thing.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1818
...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 public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every thing.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1819
...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 public haunt. Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every thing.... | |
 | John Bowdler - Hymns, English - 1821 - 468 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 public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every thing.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823
...persuade me what 1 am. Sweet are me uses of adversity ; Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears speare haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every thing.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823
...persuade me what I am. Swret 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 thing.... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 346 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 public haunt, Fmds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks. Sermons in stones, and good in ev'ry thing.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824
...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 public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks. Sermons in stones, and good in every thing.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 830 pages
...persuade me, what I am. Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly aud venomous, Wears to you, I do remain as haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every thing.... | |
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