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" This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune, — often the surfeit of our own behaviour, — we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars: as if we were villains by necessity; fools by heavenly compulsion;... "
The Homilist; or, The pulpit for the people, conducted by D. Thomas. Vol. 1 ... - Page 260
edited by - 1874
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The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama Illustrated

Mrs. Griffith (Elizabeth), Elizabeth Griffith - Didactic drama, English - 1775 - 626 pages
...heavenly compu'fion j knaves, thieves, and treacherous, by fpherical predominance ; drunkards, lyars, and adulterers, by an enforced obedience of planetary...influence ; and all that we are evil in. by a divine thrufting on. An admirable evafion of whore-mailer man, to lay his goatifh difpofiuon on the change...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: In Ten Volumes ..., Volume 8

William Shakespeare - 1790 - 722 pages
...heavenly compulfion ; knaves, thieves, and treachers8, by fpherical predominance; drunkards, lyars, and adulterers, by an enforced obedience of planetary...influence ; and all that we are evil in, by a divine thrufting on : An admirable evafion of whore-mafter man, to lay his goatifh difpofuion to the charge...
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Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure, Volume 91

1792 - 530 pages
...villains by neceffity ; fools, by heavenly compulfion ; knaves, thieves, and treachers, by fpherical predominance ; drunkards, liars, and adulterers, by...influence ; and all that we are evil in, by a divine thrufting on : an admirable evafion of whore-mafter man, to lay his goatiih difpofition to the charge...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare. ....

William Shakespeare - 1800 - 396 pages
...and truehearted Kent banish'd ! his offence, honesty ! — Strange ! strange ! [Exit. Edm, 16This is the excellent foppery of the world! that, when we...all that we are evil in, by a divine thrusting on: An admirable evasion of whore-master man, to lay h\s goatish disposition to the charge of a star! My...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare ...: Pericles. King Lear. Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare - 1800 - 364 pages
...villains by neceffity ; fools, by heavenly compulfion ; knaves, thieves, and treachers, by fpherical predominance ; drunkards, liars, and adulterers, by...influence ; and all that we are evil in, by a divine thrufting on : An admirable evafion of whoremafter man, to lay his goatith difpoiition to the charge...
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The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners : with Strictures ..., Volume 14

1802 - 436 pages
...EDMUND. This is theexcelient foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune, (often the surfeits of our own behaviour) we make guilty of our disasters, the sun, the moon, and stars; as if. we were villians on necessity ; fools, by heavenly compulsion ; knaves, thieves, and...
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The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners: With Strictures ..., Volume 14

1802 - 448 pages
...not a great similarity between this speech of Jupiter's, and Edmund's in King Lear ? EDMUND. Th:* is the excellent foppery of the. world, that, when we are sick in fortune, (often the surfeits of our own behaviour) we make guiltv of our tiHaslcrf, the sun, the moon, and stars ; as if...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 9

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 488 pages
...noble and truehearted Kent banished! his offence,^ honesty! — Strange ! strange ! [Exit. Edm. This is the excellent foppery of the world ! that, when we...fools, by heavenly compulsion ; knaves, thieves, and treachers,1 by spherical predominance; drunkards, liars, and adulterers, by an enforced obedience of...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 98

1853 - 678 pages
...forsake that excellent foppery ' of the world that, when we are sick in fortune, often the surfeits ' of our own behaviour, we make guilty of our disasters the sun, • the moon, and the stars.' Our experience of the past may guide us in our policy towards China in that future which we have yet...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare, Volume 8

William Shakespeare - 1804 - 642 pages
...noble and true-hearted Kent banish'd! his offence, honesty ! — Strange! strange! \Esit: Edm. This is the excellent foppery of the world ! that, when we...all that we are evil in, by a divine thrusting on: An admirable evasion of whoremaster man, to lay his goatish disposition to the charge of a star! My...
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