The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq. ; with Glossarial Notes, Volume 3J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... thought ! Never so rich a gem Was set in worse than gold . They have in England A coin , that bears the figure of an angel Stamped in gold ; but that's insculp'd9 upon ; But here an angel in a golden bed Lies all within . - Deliver me ...
... thought ! Never so rich a gem Was set in worse than gold . They have in England A coin , that bears the figure of an angel Stamped in gold ; but that's insculp'd9 upon ; But here an angel in a golden bed Lies all within . - Deliver me ...
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... thought upon Antonio , when he told me ; And wish'd in silence , that it were not his . Salan . You were best to ... thoughts To courtship , and such fair ostents3 of love As shall conveniently become you there : And even there , his eye ...
... thought upon Antonio , when he told me ; And wish'd in silence , that it were not his . Salan . You were best to ... thoughts To courtship , and such fair ostents3 of love As shall conveniently become you there : And even there , his eye ...
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... maiden hath no tongue but thought , ) I would detain you here some month or two , Before you venture for me . I could teach you , A precious stone . How to choose right , but then I am forsworn E 2 Scene II . 511 MERCHANT OF VENICE . 1 ...
... maiden hath no tongue but thought , ) I would detain you here some month or two , Before you venture for me . I could teach you , A precious stone . How to choose right , but then I am forsworn E 2 Scene II . 511 MERCHANT OF VENICE . 1 ...
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... thoughts , and rash - embrac'd despair , And shudd'ring fear and green - ey'd jealousy . O love , be moderate , allay thy ecstasy , In measure rain thy joy , scant this excess ; I feel too much thy blessing , make it less , For fear I ...
... thoughts , and rash - embrac'd despair , And shudd'ring fear and green - ey'd jealousy . O love , be moderate , allay thy ecstasy , In measure rain thy joy , scant this excess ; I feel too much thy blessing , make it less , For fear I ...
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... thoughts , and happy hours , attend on you . Jes . I wish your ladyship all heart's content . Por . I thank you for your wish , and am well pleas'd To wish it back on you : fare you well , Jessica . Now , Balthazar , [ Exeunt JESSICA ...
... thoughts , and happy hours , attend on you . Jes . I wish your ladyship all heart's content . Por . I thank you for your wish , and am well pleas'd To wish it back on you : fare you well , Jessica . Now , Balthazar , [ Exeunt JESSICA ...
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Antonio art thou Baptista Bass Bassanio BERTRAM better Bian Bianca Bion BIONDELLO brother comes Count daughter doth ducats Duke F Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fair father fool forest of Arden fortune Ganymede gentle gentleman give Gratiano Gremio hath hear heart heaven hither honour Hortensio husband Jessica Kate Kath KATHARINA King knave lady Laun Launcelot look lord Lorenzo lov'd Lucentio madam maid marriage marry master mistress musick Narbon Nerissa never Orlando Padua PAROLLES Petruchio Phebe Pisa Portia pr'ythee pray ring Rosalind Rousillon Salan Salar SCENE Servant Shylock signior sirrah speak swear sweet tell thank thee There's thine thing thou art thou hast Touch Tranio unto Venice Vincentio What's wife wilt withal young youth
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Page 78 - Though justice be thy plea, consider this, — That in the course of justice none of us Should see salvation : we do pray for mercy...
Page 143 - Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice In fair round belly with good capon lined, With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances ; And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd...
Page 15 - How like a fawning publican he looks ! I hate him for he Is a Christian : But more, for that, in low simplicity, He lends out money gratis, and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice.
Page 92 - The crow doth sing as sweetly as the lark, When neither is attended ; and, I think, The nightingale, if she should sing by day, When every goose is cackling, would be thought No better a musician than the wren.
Page 7 - Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice. His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff : you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search.
Page 10 - If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottages princes' palaces. It is a good divine that follows his own instructions: I can easier teach twenty what were good to be done, than be one of the twenty to follow mine own teaching.
Page 143 - Made to his mistress' eye-brow : Then, a soldier; Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth : And then, the justice; In fair round belly, with good capon lin'd, With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances, And so he plays his part: The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon; With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side ; His youthful...
Page 54 - It is engendered in the eyes. With gazing fed ; and fancy dies In the cradle where it lies. Let us all ring fancy's knell : I'll begin it, — Ding, dong, bell.
Page 91 - The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not mov'd with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as night. And his affections dark as Erebus: Let no such man be trusted.—Mark the music.
Page 139 - twill be eleven/ And so, from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe And then from hour to hour, we rot and rot, And thereby hangs a tale.