 Be wary then ; best safety lies in fear : Youth to itself rebels, though none else near. Oph. I shall the effect of this good lesson keep, As watchman to my heart. But, good my brother, Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny...  Dictionary of Idiomatic Phrases... - Page 256by J. M. Dixon - 1891 - 384 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1877 - 276 pages
...then; best safety lies in fear: Youth to itself rebels, though none else near. As watchman to my heart. But, good my brother, Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven; Whilst, like a puff'd and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose... | |
 | Education - 1878 - 564 pages
...delightful effects of having tried study. To many the advice of Ophelia is only too applicable : " But, good my brother, Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven Whilst like a puff 'd and reckless libertine Himself the primrose... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1923 - 426 pages
...appetite, he steals privately to her chambermaid. Sir, a wife ought not greatly to resent this." " "But, good my brother, Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven, Whiles, like a puff'd and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 1980 - 388 pages
...though none else near. OPHELIA I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart. But, good my brother, Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven Whiles like a puffed and reckless libertine 50 Himself the primrose... | |
 | Linda Bamber - Drama - 1982 - 223 pages
...of her chastity, she replies, I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart, but, good my brother, Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven, Whiles, like a puffed and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Historical drama, English - 1998 - 276 pages
...association with a path of gaudy pleasure seems to be peculiar to Shakespeare; see Hamlet I-3.49-5O, 'a puffed and reckless libertine | Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads', and All's Well 4.5.53-5 ('flow'ry way') 19 remember the porter ie give him a tip as he opens the door;... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 1992 - 324 pages
...the rear of your affection, Out of the shot and danger of desire. (29-35) To this Ophelia replies: But, good my brother, Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven, Whiles, like a puff 'd and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 1992 - 196 pages
...rebels, though none else near.15 I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart. But good my brother, Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven, Whilst, like a puffed and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose... | |
 | Terrence Ortwein - 1994 - 100 pages
...unmastered importunity. OPHELIA. I shall the effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my heart, but, good my brother, Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven, Whiles, like a puffed and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose... | |
 | Richard Courtney - Drama - 1995 - 274 pages
...bursts Laertes' sermon with her comparison to an ungracious pastor, begging him not to Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven Whiles like a puffed...libertine Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads... (48-50) Polonius' "precepts" to Laertes are good conservative counsel in his long-winded style. The... | |
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