 Of every hearer; for it so falls out That what we have we prize not to the worth Whiles we enjoy it, but being lack'd and lost, Why, then we rack the value, then we find The virtue that possession would not show us Whiles it was ours.  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 2691897Full view - About this book
 | Books - 1763 - 556 pages
...uniformly; and at laft becomes extreme, when the pleafure of gratification is reduced to nothing. It fo falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, Whiles we enjoy it ; but being lacked and loft, Why then we rack the value ; then we find The virtue that pofTeffion would not fhew... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1765 - 526 pages
...the inftant that fhe was accus'd, Shall be lamented, pity'd, and excus'd, Of every hearer: for it fo falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, Whiles we enjoy it; but being lack'd and loft, Why, then we reck the value •, then we find The virtue that pofieffion would not fliew us \Vhillr.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1765 - 516 pages
...the inftant that (he was accus'd, Shall be lamented, pity'd, and excus'd, Of every hearer : for it fo falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, Whiles we enjoy it j but being lack'd and loft. Why, then we reek the value ; then we find The virtue that pofieffion... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1765 - 534 pages
...uniformly ; and at lad becomes extreme, when the pleafure of gratification is reduced to nothing : -It fo falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, While we enjoy it ; but being lack'd and loft, Why then we rack the value ; then we find The virtue... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1767 - 454 pages
...the inflant that fhe was accus'd, Shall be lamented, pity'd, and excus'd, Of every hearer : for it fo falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, (18) (17) Tour Daughter ten the Pr'ncefs (left for dead) But how comes Hero to ftart up a Princc/'s... | |
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...fentiment is finely touched by Shakefpcare. — Much Ado about Nothing. Aft IV. Scene II. FRIAR. For it fo falls out, That what we have, we prize not to the worth Whilft we enjoy it ! but being lack'd and loft, Why then we rack the value ; then we find The virtue... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1771 - 378 pages
...the inftant that fhe was accus'd Shall be lamented, pity'd, and excus'd, Of every hearer ; for it fo falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, Whiles we enjoy it ; but being lack'd and loft, Why, then we rack the value ; then we find The virtue that pofleffion would not fhew us Whilft... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1771 - 378 pages
...the inftant that fhe was accus'd Shall be lamented, pity'd, and excus'd," Of every hearer ; for it fo falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, Whiles we enjoy it; but being lack'd and loft, Why, then we rack the value ; then we find The virtue that poffeffion would not fhew us Whilft... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 494 pages
...inftant that (he was accus'd, Shall be lamented, pity'd, and excus'd, Of every hearer • For it fo falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, Whiles we enjoy it ; but being lack'd and loft, Why, then we rack the value;9 then we find The virtue that pofleffion would not fhew us Whilftit... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 498 pages
...the inftant thatfhe was accus'd, Shall be lamented, pity'd, and excus'd, Of every hearer , For it fo falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, Whiles we enjoy it ; but being lack'd and loft, Why, then we rack the value;9 then we find The virtue that pofieffion would not (hew us Whilftit... | |
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