 | J. R. Brink - 1993 - 250 pages
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 | Camille Wells Slights - 1993 - 290 pages
...then capriciously denying her the proposed finery, he expounds the moral even more explicitly: For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich; And as the...the darkest clouds, So honor peereth in the meanest habit. What, is the jay more precious than the lark, Because his feathers are more beautiful? Or is... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1994 - 678 pages
...your father's Even in these honest mean habiliments. Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor, For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich, And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds, 170 So honour peereth in the meanest habit. What, is the jay more precious than the lark Because his... | |
 | Victor L. Cahn - 1996 - 865 pages
...the value of judging by quality and not appearance: Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor. For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich: And as the...the darkest clouds. So honor peereth in the meanest habit. (IV, iii, 171-174) The man who utters these lines is a fellow of substance, and the woman who... | |
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tis the mind that makes the body rich ; And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds, So honour peereth in the meanest habit. What, is the jay more precious than the lark, Because his feathers are more beautiful ? Or is the adder better than the eel,... 
