 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 pages
...true-filed lines; In each of which he seems to shake a lance, As brandish'd at the eyes of ignorance. Sweet swan of Avon, what a sight it were, To see thee...of Thames, That so did take Eliza, and our James! But stay; I see thee in the hemisphere Advanc'd, and made a constellation there : — Shine forth,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 pages
...true- filed lines ; In each of which he seems to shake a lance, As brandish'd at the eyes of ignorance, Sweet swan of Avon! what a sight it were, To see thee...banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza and our James! But stay — I see thee in the hemisphere Advanc'd, and make a constellation there: * Ben, not satisfied... | |
 | Octavius Gilchrist - 1808 - 74 pages
...true-filed lines; In each of which he seems to shake a lance As brandish'd at the eyes of ignorance. Sweet swan of Avon, what a sight it were, TO see thee...yet appear; And make those flights upon the banks of Thame% That so did take Eliza, and our James! But stay; I see thee in the hemisphere Advanc'd, and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...some degrees." In each of which he seems to shake a lance, As brandish'd at the eyes of ignorance. Sweet swan of Avon, what a sight it were, To see thee...of Thames, That so did take Eliza, and our James! But stay; I see thee in the hemisphere Advanc'd, and made a constellation there : — Shine forth,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 pages
...true-filed lines ; In each of which he seems to shake a lance Asbrandish'd at the eyes of ignorance. Sweet Swan of Avon, what a sight it were, \ To see...flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Euza, and our James! But stay ; I see thee in the hemisphere Advanc'd, and made a constellation there... | |
 | William Shakespeare - English drama (Comedy) - 1872 - 480 pages
...first conquest of the Queen. That he did captivate her, is told us in Ben Jonson's poem just quoted : " Sweet swan of Avon, what a sight it were To see thee...banks of Thames That so did take Eliza and our James ! " King John, King Richard the Second, King Richard the Third, A Midsummer-Nights Dream, and the original... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Dramatists, English - 1817 - 708 pages
...contemporary notoriety ; for Jonson, in his celebrated eulogy, thus apostrophises his departed friend : — " Sweet swan of Avon, what a sight it were, To see thee...of Thames, That so did take Eliza, and our James." That Eh'zabeth « gave him many gracious marks of her favour," has been mentioned by Rowe as a matter... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Theater - 1821 - 668 pages
...limali versus. In each of which he seems to shake a lance, As brandish'd at the eyes of ignorance. Sweet swan of Avon, what a sight it were, To see thee...banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza, and our James ! But stay ; I see thee in the hemisphere Advanc'd, and made a constellation there : — Shine forth,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1832 - 364 pages
...contemporary notoriety; for Ben Jonson, in his celebrated eulogy, thus apostrophises his departed friend : — Sweet swan of Avon, what a sight it were, To see thee...banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza and our James. The latter monarch was present at the representation of many of his pieces, and is stated by Lintot... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 790 pages
...true-filed lines ; In each of which he seems to shake a lance, As brandish'd at the eyes of ignorance. them tame, and know their natures.— Farewell, monsieur...at my hand ; but we must do good against evil. [Ex But stay ; I see thcc in the hemisphere Advanc'd, and made a constellation there : — Shine forth,... | |
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Sweet Swan of Avon ! what a sight it were To see thee in our waters yet appear, And make those flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza, and our James... 
