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" 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. "
The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the ... - Page 100
by William Shakespeare - 1805
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A dictionary of quotations from the British poets, by the author of The ...

British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...starv'd, and ravenous. There's ne'er a villain, dwelling in all Denmark, But he's an arrant knave. VIRTUE. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light...forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Forgive me this my virtue : For, in the fatness of these pursy times, Virtue itself of vice must pardon...
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The Works of Shakspeare: From the Text of Johnson, Steevens, and Reed

William Shakespeare - Actors - 1825 - 1010 pages
...observer, doth tliy history Fully unfold : Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper, it we had them not. Spiritsare not finely tonch'i]. Bat to fine issues : nor nature never lends The...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text by G. Steevens ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 482 pages
...character in thy life, That, to the observer, doth thy history Fully unfold : Thyself and thy belongings * Are not thine own so proper6, as to waste Thyself...never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddess, she determines Herself the glory of a creditor, 4 with special soul Elected...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Measure for measure. Midsummer ...

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 438 pages
...the observer doth thy history Fully unfold : Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper5, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee....them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues6: nor nature never lends7 The smallest scruple of her excellence, 5 So much thy own property....
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Measure for measure. Much ado about nothing. Midsummer-night's dream. Love's ...

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 444 pages
...the observer doth thy history Fully unfold : Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper5, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee....them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues6: nor nature never lends7 The smallest scruple of her excellence, 5 So much thy own property....
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The Plays of William Shakspeare, Volumes 11-12

William Shakespeare - Theater - 1826 - 996 pages
...the observer, doth thy history Fully unfold : Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper, bad them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues : nor nature never lends The smallest...
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The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare: With a Life, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1828 - 404 pages
...so proper, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on theeHeaven doth with us, as we with torehes do ; Not light them for themselves : for if our virtues...'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are uot finely touch 'd, But to fine issues: nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence,...
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Laconics: Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors, Volume 2

John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...bestows blind gifts, that still have nursl, They sec not who, nor how, but utill the worst. MCCXXXVT. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light...Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues: nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But like a thrifty goddess, she determines...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 444 pages
...observer, doth thy historyd Fully unfold : Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee....Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues :e nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But like a thrifty goddess, she determines...
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An essay upon the influence of the translation of the Bible upon English ...

William Thomas Petty- Fitzmaurice (earl of Kerry.) - 1830 - 102 pages
...frivolous ground to be satisfactorily maintained. In the play of "Measure for Measure" there occurs — f Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light...spirits are not finely touch'd But to fine issues. — ACT I. SCENE 1. The poet here manifestly alludes to the passage in St. MARK, v. 25, &c. where Jesus...
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