The Promus of Formularies and Elegancies: (being Private Notes, Circ. 1594, Hitherto Unpublished) by Francis Bacon, Illustrated and Elucidated by Passages from ShakespeareHoughton, Mifflin, & Company, 1883 - 628 pages |
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... . ( Great - hearted heroes born in happier years . ) Cassius . This is my birthday , as this very day was Cassius born . ( Jul . Cæs . v . 1. ) Cleopatra . It is my birthday : I had thought 96 FOL . 83 . VIRGIL'S ENEID .
... . ( Great - hearted heroes born in happier years . ) Cassius . This is my birthday , as this very day was Cassius born . ( Jul . Cæs . v . 1. ) Cleopatra . It is my birthday : I had thought 96 FOL . 83 . VIRGIL'S ENEID .
Page 98
... Cæs . iii . 2. ) I was acquainted Once with a time , when I enjoyed a playfellow . . . . When our count was eleven . . . I • And she . . . . were innocent . . . . like the elements That know not what nor why , yet do effect Rare issues ...
... Cæs . iii . 2. ) I was acquainted Once with a time , when I enjoyed a playfellow . . . . When our count was eleven . . . I • And she . . . . were innocent . . . . like the elements That know not what nor why , yet do effect Rare issues ...
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... Cæs . i . 2. ) He's the very Jupiter of men . ( Ant . Cl . iii . 1. ) He is a god , and knows what is most right . ( Ant . Cl . iii . 2. ) Immortality attends ( nobleness ) , making a man a god . ( Per . iii . 2. ) Men are not gods ...
... Cæs . i . 2. ) He's the very Jupiter of men . ( Ant . Cl . iii . 1. ) He is a god , and knows what is most right . ( Ant . Cl . iii . 2. ) Immortality attends ( nobleness ) , making a man a god . ( Per . iii . 2. ) Men are not gods ...
Page 109
... Cæs . v . 5. ) 70. Turpe proco ancillam sollicitare ; est autem virtutis ancilla laus . ( It is disgraceful for a suitor to solicit ( his lady's ) handmaid , but praise is the handmaid of virtue . ) ( Quoted in a letter of advice to ...
... Cæs . v . 5. ) 70. Turpe proco ancillam sollicitare ; est autem virtutis ancilla laus . ( It is disgraceful for a suitor to solicit ( his lady's ) handmaid , but praise is the handmaid of virtue . ) ( Quoted in a letter of advice to ...
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... Cæs . v . 1. ) Ah , Richard ! with the eyes of heavy mind I see thy glory , like a shooting star , Fall to the base earth from the firmament . Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west , Witnessing storms to come , woe , and unrest . ( R ...
... Cæs . v . 1. ) Ah , Richard ! with the eyes of heavy mind I see thy glory , like a shooting star , Fall to the base earth from the firmament . Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west , Witnessing storms to come , woe , and unrest . ( R ...
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