 Save base authority from others' books. These earthly godfathers of heaven's lights, That give a name to every fixed star, Have no more profit of their shining nights, Than those that walk, and wot not what they are.  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 1491840Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 1866 - 304 pages
...earthly godfathers of heaven's lights, That give a name to every fixed star, Have no more profit of their shining nights, Than those that walk, and wot not what they are. Too much to know is, to know nought but fame ; And every godfather can give a name. King. How well... | |
 | John Kitto - 1867 - 544 pages
...earthly godfathers of heaven's lights, That give a name to every fixed star, Have no more profit of their shining nights, Than those that walk, and wot not what they are. ' So we shall never be asked — it will never be essential to our well-being, here or hereafter —... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - Quotations - 1867 - 752 pages
...earthly godfathers of heaven's lights, That give a name to every fixed star, Have no more profit of their shining nights, Than those that walk, and wot not what they are. Sh. Love's LL ASTBONOMY. Devotion I daughter of astronomy ! An undevcut astronomer is mad. Young, NT... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Literary Collections - 1969 - 284 pages
...earthly godfathers of heaven's lights, That give a name to every fixed star, Have no more profit of their shining nights, Than those that walk and wot not what they are.... Too much to know, is to know nought but fame: And every godfather can give a name 1 None of the fantastics... | |
 | Ruth Nevo - Drama - 2005 - 264 pages
...earthly godfathers of heaven's lights, That give a name to every fixed star, Have no more profit of their shining nights Than those that walk and wot not what they are. (ii 80-91) So forceful indeed is this pragmatical view that the King resorts to his favourite figure... | |
 | Keir Elam - Literary Criticism - 1984 - 360 pages
...earthly godfathers of heaven's lights, That give a name to every fixed star, Have no more profit of their shining nights Than those that walk and wot not what they are. Too much to know is to know nought but fame; And every godfather can give a name. (88ff.) As with all... | |
 | Robert Andrews - Reference - 1993 - 1214 pages
...earthly godfathers of Heaven's lights. That give a name to every fixed star. Have no more profit of their erican Epidemic,' added to 1 986 ed.). Sw al» Jaman on DfAlH WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1 564-1 Ы6), English dramatist, poet. Biton, In ¿one's Labour's Lost, act 1,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 1996 - 1290 pages
...earthly godfathers of heaven's lights, That give a name to every fixed star, Have no more profit of their t possest Too much to know, is to know naught but fame; And every godfather can give a name. KINO. How well he's... | |
 | Stanley Wells - Biography & Autobiography - 1997 - 438 pages
...earthly godfathers of heaven's lights, That give a name to every fixed star, Have no more profit of their shining nights Than those that walk and wot not what they are. Too much to know is to know naught but fame, And every godfather can give a name. (1.1.80-93) Those... | |
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