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
| 1826 - 506 lehte
...nothing but thunder.— Merciful heaven ! Thou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split's!, the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, 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—... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1826 - 482 lehte
...peltingi, 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 oak2, Than the soft myrtle ; — O, but man, proud man ! f Brest in a little brief authority; Most... | |
| George Daniel, John Cumberland - 1826 - 540 lehte
...nothing but thunder. — Merciful heaven ! Thou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, Kplit'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Than the soft myrtle : — O, but man, proud manDress 'd in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, His glassy essence—... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1826 - 438 lehte
...pelting 9, 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 1o oak, Than the soft myrtle 11 : — But man, proud man ! Drest in a little brief authority : Most... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1826 - 444 lehte
...pelting 9, 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 10 oak, Than the soft myrtle n : — But man, proud man ! Brest in a little brief authority : Most... | |
| 1827 - 750 lehte
...incapable of being guardian to any child — Surely the poet might justly say of these acts — " O, hut man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured, Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven As makes the angels weep." Surely (I speak... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1827 - 844 lehte
...nothing but Merciful heaven ! [thunder Thou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, •iplit'st er's cat had But kitten'd, though yourself had ne'er been born. Glend. I say, th ! toest in a little brief authority ; Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, Mis glassy essence,... | |
| William Shakespeare, William Dodd - 1827 - 362 lehte
...every pelting,* petty officer, Would use his neaven for thunder; nothing but thunder. Merciful heaven ! Thou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarledf oak, Than the soft myrtle — O, but man, proud man! Brest in a little brief authority; Most... | |
| Francis Lathom - 1828 - 892 lehte
...every pelting petty officer Would use hi? Heaven for thunderl Nothing but thunder ! Merciful Heaven I Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Split'st...unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the soft myrtle. But man!— proud m»n ! Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd,... | |
| 1828 - 604 lehte
...his love of pomp, that, as I have been informed by officers of respectability from the coast, he ' O 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 sudi fantastic tricks before high heaven, As... | |
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