Keeps honour bright; to have done is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental mockery. Take the instant way; For honour travels in a strait so narrow, Where one but goes abreast. Keep then the path; For Emulation hath a thousand sons... The Works of William Shakespeare - Page 197by William Shakespeare - 1865Full view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 572 pages
...are de. , vour'd As fast as they are made, forgot as soon As done : Perseverance, dear my lord, 530 Keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite...rusty mail In monumental mockery. Take the instant wayj For honour travels in a streight so narrow, Where one but goes abreast : keep then the path :... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 426 pages
...lord, a wallet at his back, Wherein he puts alms for oblivion, A great-sized monster of ingratitudes : Those scraps are good deeds past : which are devour'd...forgot as soon As done :• Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1804 - 548 pages
...lord, a wallet at his back, Wherein he puts alms for oblivion, A great-siz'd monster of ingratitudes: Those scraps are good deeds past; which are devour'd...forgot as soon As done: Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright: To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 408 pages
...9 The unknown Ajax>] Ajax, who has abilities, which were .never brought into view or u*e. JOHNSON. Those scraps are good deeds past : which are devour'd...forgot as soon As done : Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 434 pages
...The unkiunm Ajax,] Ajax, who has abilities, which were never brought into view or use. JOHNSON. CC 2 Those scraps are good deeds past : which are devour'd...forgot as soon As done: Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 510 pages
...lord, a wallet at his back, Wherein he puts alms for oblivion, A great-siz'd monster of ingratitudes : Those scraps are good deeds past; which are devour'd...forgot as soon As done : Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental... | |
| William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 562 pages
...deeds past; which are As fast as they are made, forgot as soon As done : Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright: To have done, is to hang Quite...mockery. Take the instant way; For honour travels in a streicht so narrow, Where one but goes abreast: keep then the path : For emulation iiath a thousand... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1807 - 372 pages
...lord, a wallet at his back, Wherein he puts alms for oblivion, A great-sized monster of ingratitudes : Those scraps are good deeds past : which are devour'd...forgot as soon As done : Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright: To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty nail In monumental... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 500 pages
...a wallet at his back,' t Wherein he puts alms for oblivion, A great-siz'd monster of ingratitudes : Those scraps are good deeds past; which are devour'd...forgot as soon As done : Perseverance, dear my lord. Keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 482 pages
...: which are devour'd As fast as they are made, forgot as soon As done: Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite...narrow, Where one but goes abreast : keep then the path ; For emulation hath a thousand sons, That one by one pursue : If you give way, Or hedge aside from... | |
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