 I, that am curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world, scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable That dogs bark at me as I halt by them...  Laocoon; Or The Limits of Poetry and Painting - Page 243by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - 1836 - 373 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - English literature - 1820 - 548 pages
...curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world, scarce half made up And what follows. To me they appear untranslatable ; and if this be the case, our language is greatly degenerated.... | |
 | English literature - 1833 - 546 pages
...their name is Legion — I cannot, at least, accuse her of inconsistency ; for ever since she sent me " Before my time Into this breathing world, scarce half...made up, And that so lamely and unfashionably, That the dogs bark at me as I halt by them," she has invariably " suited the action to the word," and even... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 542 pages
...cprtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling nature ; Deform'd, untinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world, scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogs bark at me as I halt by them ; — Why I, in this weak piping time of peace,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 518 pages
...dissembling is not meant hypocritical nature, that pretends one thing and does Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world, scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogs bark at me, as I halt by them ; — Why I, in this weak piping time of peace,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 108 pages
...curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, Deformed, unfinished, sent before my time Into this breathing world, scarce half made up, B And that so lamely, and unfashionable, That dogs bark at me as I halt by them ; — Why I, in this... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 320 pages
...curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, 4 Defornvd, unfinished, sent before my time Into this breathing world, scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, [1] Alluding to the cognizance of Edward IV. which was a sun, in memory of the three... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Theater - 1823 - 442 pages
...feature by dissemblmg nature, (1) Dances. (2) Armed. 302 KING RICHARD IH. Act I. Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world, scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogs bark at me, as I halt by them ; — Why I, m this weak piping time of peace,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 636 pages
...curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, 5 Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world, scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogs bark at me, as I halt by them; Why I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Theater - 1823 - 60 pages
...curtail'd of man's fair proportion. Cheated of features by dissembling Nature, Deform'd, unnnish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world, scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogs bark at me as I halt by them : Why I, in this weak, piping time of peace.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 512 pages
...curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world, scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogi bark at me, n* I halt by them ; — Why I, in this weak piping time of peace,... | |
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