 | William Shakespeare - 1792 - 37 pages
...virtues ; they on thee. . Heav ? n doth with us, as we with torches do, Not light them for themfelves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere...them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine iflues: nor Nature never lends The fmalleft fcruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddefs,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1796
...virtues ; they on thee. Heav'n doth with us, as we with torches do, Not light them for themfelves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere...not. Spirits are not finely touch-'d, But to fine iffues : nor Nature never lends The fmalleft fcruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddefs... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1797
...virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themfelves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere...them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine iflues : 3 nor nature never lends 4 The fmalleft fcruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddefs,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1802
...virtues, them on thee. • Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themftlves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere...them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine iflucs : nor nature never lends The firulleft fcruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddefe,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804
...virtues, them- on thce. Heaven doth with us, as we with 'torches dor }Cot light them for thenfpelvcs : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us , 'twere...not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to- fine issiics : nor nature never lends• The smallest scruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddess,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805
...observer, doth thy history Fully unfold: Thyself and thy belongings 5 Are not thine own so proper, 6 as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee....never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, 4 with special soul Elected Aim;] By these words the poet perhaps means he was the immediate choice... | |
 | 1845
...advantages of light and experience, they might listen with profit to the teaching of our dramatic bard — ' Heaven doth with us as we with torches do ; Not light...alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touched But to fine issues.' Art. II. De Poetics Vi Medico. Prxlectiones Academica Oxonii habita, Annis... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 394 pages
...local habitation and a name. HEAVEN doth with us as we with torches do,. Not light them for themfelves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere...them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine ifiues: nor nature never lend*. The fmallefl fcrnple of her excellence, But, like a< thrifty goddefs,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806
...the observer, doth thy history FuDy unfold : Thyself and thy belonging 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 : nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddess, she determines... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 380 pages
...So sweet and voluble is his discourse. VIRTUE GIVEN to be EXERTED. (SHAKESPEARE.} HEAV'N dotlvwith us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves...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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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. 
