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Can'st thou , O partial sleep , give thy repose To the wet sea - boy in an hour fo
rude ? And , in the calmeft , and the stilleft night , With all appliances and means
to boot , Deny it to a king ? ACT IV . SCENE VIII . ' The character of king Henry V.
Can'st thou , O partial sleep , give thy repose To the wet sea - boy in an hour fo
rude ? And , in the calmeft , and the stilleft night , With all appliances and means
to boot , Deny it to a king ? ACT IV . SCENE VIII . ' The character of king Henry V.
Page 51
To sit upon a hill , as I do now , To carve out dials queintly , point by point ,
Thereby to see the minutes how they run : How many make the hour full compleat
, How many hours bring about the day , How many days will finish up the year ,
How ...
To sit upon a hill , as I do now , To carve out dials queintly , point by point ,
Thereby to see the minutes how they run : How many make the hour full compleat
, How many hours bring about the day , How many days will finish up the year ,
How ...
Page 83
... handkerchief about your brows ; ( The best I had , a princess wrought it me )
And I did never ask it you again ; And with my hand at midnight held your head ;
And , like the watchful minutes to the hour , Still and anon cheard up the heavy
time ...
... handkerchief about your brows ; ( The best I had , a princess wrought it me )
And I did never ask it you again ; And with my hand at midnight held your head ;
And , like the watchful minutes to the hour , Still and anon cheard up the heavy
time ...
Page 156
It is an accustom'd action with her , to feem thus washing her hands : I have
known her continue in this a quarter of an hour . Lady . Yet here's a spot . Doct .
Hark , she speaks . I will set , down what comes from her , to satisfy my
remembrance ...
It is an accustom'd action with her , to feem thus washing her hands : I have
known her continue in this a quarter of an hour . Lady . Yet here's a spot . Doct .
Hark , she speaks . I will set , down what comes from her , to satisfy my
remembrance ...
Page 163
She'd come again , and with a greedy ear Devour up my discourse : which I
observing , Took once a pljant hour , and found good means To draw from her a
prayer of earneft heart , That I would all my pilgrimage dilate , Whereof by parcels
Me ...
She'd come again , and with a greedy ear Devour up my discourse : which I
observing , Took once a pljant hour , and found good means To draw from her a
prayer of earneft heart , That I would all my pilgrimage dilate , Whereof by parcels
Me ...
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| Title | The beauties of Shakespear: regularly selected from each play, with explanatory notes and similar passages from ancient and modern authors by W. Dodd, Volume 2 The beauties of Shakespear: regularly selected from each play, with explanatory notes and similar passages from ancient and modern authors by W. Dodd, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | William Dodd |
| Published | 1752 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 4 Jul 2007 |
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