 tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly : if the assassination Could trammel up the consequence, and catch, With his surcease, success ; that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all here, But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, —...  Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems - Page 400by William Shakespeare - 1858Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1842 - 514 pages
...general." The soliloquy, Act I. Sc. 7, requires a little explanation. " If it were done, when 'tis done, then 'twere well. It were done quickly, if the assassination...bank and shoal of time We'd jump the life to come." That is, — "If it" (viz. the gaining of the crown) "were done," (completed) " when 'tis done," (when... | |
 | England - 1842 - 850 pages
...done, then 'twere well It were done quickly. If the astatsination Could trammel up the cunsequence, and catch, With his surcease, success ; that but this...life' to come. — But, in these cases, We still have jndgment kere ; that we but teach Bloody instructions, which, being tanght, return To plague the inventor.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 594 pages
...same. A Room in the Castle. Hautbogs and torches. Enter and pass over the stage, a Sewer, and diesrs Servants with dishes and service. Then enter MACBETH....here, But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, — We 'd jump the life to come. But in these cases We still have judgment here ; that we but teach... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1843 - 324 pages
...others, from the commission of the atrocious crime, he said : . " If it were done, when 'tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly ; if the assassination...bank and shoal of time, We'd jump the life to come !" By saying " if it were done, when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly," Macbeth means... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 582 pages
...Servants with dishes and service. Then enter MACBETH. Macb. If it were done when 'tis done, then "t were well It were done quickly. If the assassination Could...here, But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, — We 'd jump the life to come. But in these cases We still have judgment here ; that we but teach... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 450 pages
...with dishes and service. Then, enter MACBETH. nfacb. If it were done, when 'tis done, then 't were well It were done quickly : if the assassination Could...here , But here , upon this bank and shoal of time , — We 'd jump the life to come. — But in these cases, We still have judgment here ; that we but... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 406 pages
...Servants with dishes and service. Then enter MACBETH. Macb. If it were done, when 't is done, then 't were well It were done quickly : If the assassination Could...end-all, here, But here, upon this bank and shoal b of time, We 'd jump the life to come. — But in these cases, * Hermit»— beadsmen— bound to... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1843 - 420 pages
...produce so strong a conviction of the wickedness of the murder, that he decides not to commit it. " If the assassination Could trammel up the consequence,...here, But here, upon this bank and shoal of time,— We 'd jump the life to come.—But, in these cases, We still have judgment here; that we but teach... | |
 | Joseph Hunter - 1845 - 428 pages
...to thank us for the trouble which we occasion you. 1. 7. MACBETH. If it were done, when 'tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly : If the assassination...and shoal of time, — We'd jump the life to come. Thus is the reading of the text of the old copies corrected 'by the modern editors, and, in the main,... | |
 | Joseph Hunter - 1845 - 390 pages
...MACBETH. If it were done, when 'tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly : If the a-sassination Could trammel up the consequence, and catch, With...and shoal of time, — We'd jump the life to come. Thus is the reading of the text of the old copies corrected by the modern editors, and, in the main,... | |
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