 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
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 454 lehte
...pelting, petty officer Would use his heaven for thunder ; nothing but thunder. — Merciful Heaven ! Thou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'st...Than the soft myrtle : — O, but man, proud man, — Dress'd in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, His glassy essence,... | |
 | Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - 1808 - 238 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 tiigh Heav'n, As... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 lehte
...our poet's metre. Thus, instead of * In Measure for Measure we find these lines: " Merciful heaven! " Thou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, "...the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, — "Than the soft mirtle; — But mmi, proud man," inc. There can be no doubt that a word was omitted in the last line... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Alexander Chalmers - 1811 - 520 lehte
...every pelting,1 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,2 Than the soft myrtle ; — O, but man, proud man ! Drest in a little brief authority ; Most ignorant... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 460 lehte
...every pelting* petty officer, Would use his heaven for thunder; nothing but thunder. Merciful heaven I Thou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'st the unwedgeable and guarledt oak. Than the soft myrtle: — O, but man, prond man I Drestin a little brief anthority; Most... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 542 lehte
...Heaven for thunder. 559. Merciful Heaven ! Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Splitt'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Than the soft myrtle...little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assnr'd, His glassy essence) — like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high Heaven,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 lehte
...thunMerciful heaven! [der. Thou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'sl the unwedgable and gnarled oak, Than the soft myrtle : — O, but man, proud man ! Brest in a little brief authority; Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, His glassy essence, —... | |
 | Andrew Becket - 1815 - 748 lehte
...high heaven, As muke the angels uccp ; who, with our spleens, Would all themselves laugh mortal. " O, but man, proud man, " Drest in a little brief authority...assur'd, " His glassy essence) like an angry ape," &c. This passage " Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, " His glassy essence," I do not well understand.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1872 - 480 lehte
...nothing of their original source. As a strong instance in point, take Isabella's meaty apothegm, — " Man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, — Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, — Plays such fantastic tricks before high Heaven As make the angels weep ; who, with our spleens,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 lehte
...thunder! Nothing Merciful heav'n ! Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous boll Split'st the unwedgable and gnarled oak, Than the soft myrtle. O, but man ! proud man, Drcst in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most asiur'd. His glassy essence —... | |
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