The Plays of William Shakespeare in Eight Volumes: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators; to which are Added Notes by Sam Johnson, Volume 5J. and R. Tonson, 1765 |
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... word given to him to whom the fpeaker is fupreme- " Ty attached : Lieweft being the fuperlative of the comparative , levar , rather , from lief . So Hall in his Chronicle , Henry VI . Fo- lio 12. Ryght byghe and mighty Prince , and my ...
... word given to him to whom the fpeaker is fupreme- " Ty attached : Lieweft being the fuperlative of the comparative , levar , rather , from lief . So Hall in his Chronicle , Henry VI . Fo- lio 12. Ryght byghe and mighty Prince , and my ...
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... words ? * York . For Suffolk's Duke , may he be fuffocate , That dims the honour of this warlike ifle ! France fhould have torn and rent my very heart , Before I would have yielded to this league . I never read , but England's Kings ...
... words ? * York . For Suffolk's Duke , may he be fuffocate , That dims the honour of this warlike ifle ! France fhould have torn and rent my very heart , Before I would have yielded to this league . I never read , but England's Kings ...
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... words were thefe ; " that Richard Duke of York " Was rightful heir unto the English Crown ; " And that your Majefty was an ufurper . " K. Henry . Say , man ; were thefe thy words ? Arm . An't fhall please your Majefty , I never faid nor ...
... words were thefe ; " that Richard Duke of York " Was rightful heir unto the English Crown ; " And that your Majefty was an ufurper . " K. Henry . Say , man ; were thefe thy words ? Arm . An't fhall please your Majefty , I never faid nor ...
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... word realm at the end of two D lines together is difpleafing ; and when it is confidered that much of this fcene is written in rhyme , it will not appear impro- bable that the author wrote , govern England's helm . 3 Q. Mar Q. Mar. Why ...
... word realm at the end of two D lines together is difpleafing ; and when it is confidered that much of this fcene is written in rhyme , it will not appear impro- bable that the author wrote , govern England's helm . 3 Q. Mar Q. Mar. Why ...
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... word for fome frong liquor , which was apt to bring drunken fellows to the flocks , Since in Spanish Charniegos is a term used for the flocks . It was no cant word , but a common name for a fort of fweet wine , as appears from a paffage ...
... word for fome frong liquor , which was apt to bring drunken fellows to the flocks , Since in Spanish Charniegos is a term used for the flocks . It was no cant word , but a common name for a fort of fweet wine , as appears from a paffage ...
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Page 454 - Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not : Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's and truth's ; then if thou...
Page 450 - This many summers in a sea of glory, But far beyond my depth: my high-blown pride At length broke under me, and now has left me, Weary and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream that must for ever hide me.
Page 451 - Why, well; Never so truly happy, my good Cromwell. I know myself now; and I feel within me A peace above all earthly dignities, A still and quiet conscience.
Page 453 - Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition : By that sin fell the angels; how can man, then, The image of his Maker, hope to win by it ? Love thyself last: cherish those hearts that hate thee ; Corruption wins not more than honesty.
Page 228 - Why I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to spy my shadow in the sun, And descant on mine own deformity. And therefore, since I cannot prove a lover To entertain these fair well-spoken days, . I am determined to prove a villain, And hate the idle pleasures of these days.
Page 154 - To sit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to see the minutes how they run...
Page 172 - Content!' to that which grieves my heart, And wet my cheeks with artificial tears, And frame my face to all occasions.
Page 415 - tis better to be lowly born, And range with humble livers in content, Than to be perk'd up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow.
Page 256 - With that grim ferryman which poets write of, Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. The first that there did greet my stranger soul, Was my great father-in-law, renowned Warwick; Who cried aloud, ' What scourge for perjury Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence...
Page 79 - Cheapside shall my palfrey go to grass: and when I am king, as king I will be,— ALL God save your majesty! CADE I thank you, good people: there shall be no money; all shall eat and drink on my score; and I will apparel them all in one livery, that they may agree like brothers and worship me their lord.