Keeps honour bright : to have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental mockery. Take the instant way ; For honour travels in a strait so narrow, Where one but goes abreast : keep then the path ; For emulation hath a thousand... Contributions to the Edinburgh Review - Page 298by Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 762 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1709 - 562 pages
...good Deeds paft, Which are devour'd as faft as they arc made, Forgot as foon as done: Perfeverjnce, dear my Lord, Keeps Honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite out of faftiion, like 4 rufty Male In monumental Mock'ry: Take the inftatt way, For Honour travels in; a Streight... | |
| Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 394 pages
...Deeds paft. , "Which are devour'd as faft as they are made, Forgot as foon as done : Perfeverance, dear my Lord, '. Keeps Honour bright : 'To have done, is to hang ,. [ Quite onit pffafliion, like a rufty Mile, .. ,.A In monumental Mock'ry : Take the inftant way, For Honour... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1773 - 514 pages
...deeds pail ; which are devour'd As faft as they are made, forgot as foon As done : ^ perfevcrance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : to have done, is to hang Quite out of fafhion, like a rufty mail In monumental mockery. Take the inftant way, .For honour travels in a ftreight... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1785 - 632 pages
...good deeds paft j which are devour'd As faft a$ they are made, forgot as foon As done : Perfeverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite out of fafhion, like a rufty mail 7 Noia iue Jhallfee to-morrota An a£l that very chance doth ihro-iu upon... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1789 - 712 pages
...good deeds paft -, which are devour'd As faft as they are made, forgot as foon As done : Perfeverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite out of fa{hions like a rufty 8 mail * An aff] — By an aS. * creep, &c.] — flculk, fecrete tliemfelves... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1786 - 508 pages
...good deeds paft ; which are devour'd As faft as they are made, forgot as foon As done : Perfeverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite out of fafhion, like a rufty mail In monumental mockery. Take the inftant way j .For honour travels in a ftrait... | |
| Andrew Becket - 1787 - 494 pages
...a noble fear,, is a good livery of honour. All's -well that ends well, A. 4, S. 5; - Perfeverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : to have done, is to hang. Quite out of fafhion, like a rufty mail In monumental mockery. Trtilus and C^effi'dn, A. 3, S. 3. What is honour... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 572 pages
...are de. , vour'd As fast as they are made, forgot as soon As done : Perseverance, dear my lord, 530 Keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite...rusty mail In monumental mockery. Take the instant wayj For honour travels in a streight so narrow, Where one but goes abreast : keep then the path :... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1790 - 722 pages
...good deeds pall ; which are dcvour'd As faft as they are made, forgot as foon As done : Perfeverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite out of famion, like a rufty mail In monumental mockery. Take the inllant way ; For honour travels in a ilrait... | |
| William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1790 - 558 pages
...are good deeds pail ; which are deAs fart as they are made, forgot as foon As done : Perfcverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite out of falhion, like a rufty mail In monumental mockery. Take the inilant way For honour travels in a ftreight... | |
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