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My wind , cooling my broth , Would blow me to an ague , when I thought What
harm a wind too great might dø at sea . I should not see the sandy hour - glass
run , But I should think of shallows and of flats ; And see my wealthy Andrew dock'
d in ...
My wind , cooling my broth , Would blow me to an ague , when I thought What
harm a wind too great might dø at sea . I should not see the sandy hour - glass
run , But I should think of shallows and of flats ; And see my wealthy Andrew dock'
d in ...
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twere damnation , To think so base a thought : it were too gross To rib her
searcloth in the obscure grave . Or shall I think , in silver she's immurd , Being ten
times undervalu'd to try'd gold ? O sinful thought ; never so rich a gem Was fet in
worse ...
twere damnation , To think so base a thought : it were too gross To rib her
searcloth in the obscure grave . Or shall I think , in silver she's immurd , Being ten
times undervalu'd to try'd gold ? O sinful thought ; never so rich a gem Was fet in
worse ...
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And mercy then will breathe within your lips , Like man new made ] This is a fine
thought , and finely exprefied : The meaning is , that “ mercy will add such grace
to your person , that you will appear as amiable as man come fresh out of the ...
And mercy then will breathe within your lips , Like man new made ] This is a fine
thought , and finely exprefied : The meaning is , that “ mercy will add such grace
to your person , that you will appear as amiable as man come fresh out of the ...
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... in great magnificence , and giving remarkable proofs of his courage , was
greatly esteemed . Having frequent opportunities of examining minutely the
behaviour of the king , he observed , that he gave , as he thought , with little
discernment ...
... in great magnificence , and giving remarkable proofs of his courage , was
greatly esteemed . Having frequent opportunities of examining minutely the
behaviour of the king , he observed , that he gave , as he thought , with little
discernment ...
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The famous satirist Regnier , who lived about the time of our author , uses the
same metaphor , on the same subject , tho ' the thought be different Et qui depuis
dix ans , jusqu'en ses derniers jours , A solltenu le prix en l'escrime d'amours ...
The famous satirist Regnier , who lived about the time of our author , uses the
same metaphor , on the same subject , tho ' the thought be different Et qui depuis
dix ans , jusqu'en ses derniers jours , A solltenu le prix en l'escrime d'amours ...
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Page 342 - I hate him for he is a Christian ; But more for that in low simplicity He lends out money gratis, and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice. If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
Page 481 - But these are all lies : men have died from time to time and worms have eaten them, but not for love.
Page 344 - You say so; You, that did void your rheum upon my beard, And foot me, as you spurn a stranger cur Over your threshold: moneys is your suit. What should I say to you? Should I not say, Hath a dog money ? is it possible A cur can lend three thousand ducats?
Page 238 - 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.
Page 392 - The slaves are ours. So do I answer you : The pound of flesh, which I demand of him, Is dearly bought, 'tis mine, and I will have it : If you deny me, fie upon your law ! There is no force in the decrees of Venice. I stand for judgment : answer ; shall I have it ? Duke.
Page 342 - Yes, to smell pork ; to eat of the habitation which your prophet, the Nazarite, conjured the devil into. I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following ; but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray with you.
Page 405 - In such a night Stood Dido with a willow in her hand Upon the wild sea-banks, and waft her love To come again to Carthage.
Page 370 - I would my daughter were dead at my foot, and the jewels in her ear! would she were hearsed at my foot, and the ducats in her coffin!
Page 443 - Though I look old, yet I am strong and lusty: For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood; Nor did not with unbashful forehead woo The means of weakness and debility; Therefore my age is as a lusty winter, Frosty, but kindly: let me go with you; I'll do the service of a younger man In all your business and necessities.
Page 214 - The heaven such grace did lend her That she might admired be. Is she kind as she is fair ? for beauty lives with kindness : Love doth to her eyes repair, To help him of his blindness ; And, being help'd, inhabits there. Then to Silvia let us sing, That Silvia is excelling ; She excels each mortal thing Upon the dull earth dwelling ; To her let us garlands bring.
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| Title | The plays of Shakespeare, from the text of S. Johnson, with the prefaces, notes &c. of Rowe, Pope and many other critics. 6 vols. [in 12 pt. Followed by] Shakespeare's poems, Volume 2 The plays of Shakespeare, from the text of S. Johnson, with the prefaces, notes &c. of Rowe, Pope and many other critics. 6 vols. [in 12 pt. Followed by] Shakespeare's poems, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1771 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 3 Jul 2007 |
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