 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
 | Truth - 1837 - 566 lehte
...into submission and peace, he exclaimed — , • . 3i\Ji',".'\ 'i •;•••, " Merciful Heav'n ! Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Split'st...unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the soft myrtle.' SHAKSPEARB. " I will be content to be a green myrtle flourishing lowly in the shade. Eugenia has resolved... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 lehte
...banished all other places of the earth, she ought still to find a dwelling in the hearts of kings.' Than the soft myrtle ! — O, but man, proud man !...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 lehte
...every pelting, petty officer Would use his heaven for thunder: nothing but Merciful heaven \ [thunder. the fight was done, When I was dry with rage, and extreme toil, Հ 0 m Tnaa the soft myrtle ; — But man, proud man ! Drest in a little brief authority ; Most ignorant of... | |
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...scanty pittance doled out to them with the niggard hand of a parsimonious parish functionary, who, " Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most issured — His glassy essence — like an angry ape, Pluys such ftntaatic tricks before' high heaven... | |
 | Francis Douce - 1839 - 678 lehte
...sua fulmina mittat Jupiter, exiguo tempore inermis erit." SCENE 2. Page 240. ISAB. 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 putaa,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 550 lehte
...bolt, Sph't'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, * Than the soft myrtle ;4—O, but man, proud maat Drest in a little brief authority ; Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, His glassy essence,—like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven, As make the angels weep... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 478 lehte
...pelting,|| petty officer, [der. Would use his heaven for thunder : nothing but thunMerciful Heaven! Thou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarledlT oak, * Appearance. t False and feeble pretences. 1 Sorer, a greater or heavier crime. §The... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Michael Henry Rankin - 1841 - 266 lehte
...every pelting, petty officer Would use his heaven for thunder 5 nothing but thunder. Merciful Heaven! Thou rather, with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'st...unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Than the soft myrtle: oh, but man, proud man, \ Drest in a little brief authority, / Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1842 - 582 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,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, F. B. Watson - 1843 - 264 lehte
...serve Heaven With less respect than we do minister To our gross selves ? MEASURE FOR MEASURE, ii. 2. O, but 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. MEASURE... | |
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