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The Works of William Shakespeare - Page 188
by William Shakespeare - 1866
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Measure for measure. Comedy of errors

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 384 pages
...doth thy history go Fully unfold : Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth...themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues : nor nature...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 pages
...thy virtues, them on thee. Heav'n doth with us as we with torches do, Nut light them for themfclvcs : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 't were all alike As if we had them not. Spirits arc not finclytouch'd. But to fine ilTues : nor nature never lends The fmalleft fcrnple of her excellence,...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 518 pages
...doth thy history Fully unfold : Thyself and thy belongings 5 Are not thine own so proper,6 as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth...themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues :7 nor nature...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 410 pages
...doth thy history Fully unfold: Thyself and thy belongings 5 Are not thine own so proper, 6 as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth...themselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues : 7 nor...
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th]

1845 - 786 pages
...advantages of light and experience, they might listen with profit to the teaching of our dramatic bard — ' Heaven doth with us as we with torches do ; Not light...themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, t'were all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touched But to fine issues.' Art. II....
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With Notes of Various Commentators, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1806 - 426 pages
...observer, doth thy history FuDy unfold : Thyself and thy belonging Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth...themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues : nor nature...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

1806 - 408 pages
...So sweet and voluble is his discourse. VIRTUE GIVEN to be EXERTED. (SHAKESPEARE.} HEAV'N dotlvwith us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues : nor nature...
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The Plays of Shakspeare: Printed from the Text of Samuel Johnson ..., Volume 9

William Shakespeare - 1807 - 382 pages
...doth thy history Fully unfold : Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth...themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues : nor nature...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: With Explanatory Notes ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 578 pages
...and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper ', as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thec. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light...for themselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth with us, 'twere all alike Asifweh;ulthem not. Spiritsarenotfinelytouch'd, Btit to lino issues* * :...
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The Speaker; Or Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...unknown, the Poet's pen Turns them to shape, and gives-.to airy nothing; A local habile. 'ion and a name, Heaven .doth with us as we with torches do,, , Not...themselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues : nor nature...
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