 But man, proud man ! Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured, His glassy essence, like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high Heaven As make the angels weep ; who, with our spleens, Would all themselves...  Measure for measure. Comedy of errors - Page 39by William Shakespeare - 1788Full view - About this book
 | 1801 - 618 lehte
...——— Merciful Heaven ! *' Thqu rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, ' Split'st the unwedgable and gnarled oak, ' Than the soft myrtle ! O, but man...a little brief authority ; ' Most ignorant of what is most assured, ' His glassy essence—like an angry ape, " Plays such fantastic tricks before high... | |
 | 1808 - 556 lehte
...sua fulmina mittat Jupiter, exiguo tempore inermis erit. " I. 1 27. And again, " Merciful heaven ! Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Split'st...unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Than the soft myrtle. " ' There is much affinity between the above lines and these in Persius, sat. ii. " Ignovisse putas,... | |
 | John Howe Baron Chedworth - 1805 - 392 lehte
...(which was before proposed by Mr. Tyrrwhitt) is right. P. 51. — *0. — 240. . ' Merciful heaven ! Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'st...unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Than the soft myrtle ; — But man, proud man ! Dress'd, &c. As a word is manifestly wanted, I would receive the reading... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - 1805 - 364 lehte
...above upon this commentator, then might the bard have recourse to his own words , and exclaim " Oh but man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assurM, : like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high Heav'n As make the angels weep."... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 414 lehte
...every pelting, 1 petty officer, Would use his heaven for thunder: nothing t thunder. Merciful heaven ! Thou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, 2 Than the soft myrtle ;—O, but man, proud man Brest in a little brief authority ; Most ignorant... | |
 | E. H. Seymour - 1805 - 500 lehte
...confounding the auxiliary verbs shall and will. The thought occurs in another place : " Merciful heaven \ " Thou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, " Split'st the unwedgeable and knarled oak, " Than the soft myrtle." Measure for Measure. 234. " To tear with thunder the rcidc cheeks... | |
 | Francis Lathom - 1806 - 352 lehte
...every pelting, petty officer, Would use his Heaven for thunder! Nothing but thunder! Merciful Heaven ! Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Split'st...unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Than the soft myrtle. But man!—proud man! Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, His... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 424 lehte
...every pelting, petty officer, Would use his heaven for thunder; nothing but thunder. Merciful heaven ! Thou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak *I, Than the soft myrtle ; — O, but man, proud man ! Drest in a little brief authority ; Most ignorant... | |
 | Francis Douce - 1807 - 552 lehte
...homines sua fulmina initial Jupiter, exiguo tempore inermis eriL" Sc. 2. p. 240. I«AB. Merciful heaven ! Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Split'st...unwedgeable and gnarled oak. Than the soft myrtle. There is much affinity between the above lines and these in Persius, sat. ii. : " Ignovisse putas,... | |
 | Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - 1807 - 372 lehte
...suited to the nature of man, that it seldom fails to intoxicate him, and overturn his reason and virtue. —Man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured, His glassy essence, like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high Hear'n, As... | |
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