 Lovers, and madmen, have such seething brains, Such shaping fantasies, that apprehend More than cool reason ever comprehends. The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, Are of imagination all compact. One sees more devils than vast hell can hold ; That is,...  The Dramatic Works of W. Shakespeare - Page 151by William Shakespeare - 1849 - 925 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Drama - 1997 - 68 pages
...THESEU& More strange than true; I never may believe These antique fables, nor these fairy toys. Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, Such shaping...hold, That is, the madman. The lover, all as frantic, Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from heaven... | |
 | Marshall Grossman - History - 1998 - 378 pages
...pomposity: More strange than true. I never may believe These antic fables, nor these fairy toys. Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, Such shaping...hold; That is the madman. The lover, all as frantic, Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt. The poet's eye in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from heaven... | |
 | Dorothea Kehler - Comedy - 1998 - 520 pages
...has stood as blank verse ever since. This is the New Arden version of the mislined verses:5 Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, Such shaping...hold; That is the madman: the lover, all as frantic. Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt: The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from... | |
 | Marlies Kronegger - Art - 2000 - 508 pages
...speech, More strange than true. 1 never may believe These antic fables nor these fairy toys. Lovers and madmen have such seething brains. Such shaping...hold: That is the madman. The lover, all as frantic. Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt. The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from... | |
 | Jennifer Mulherin - Juvenile Nonfiction - 2001 - 40 pages
...the midsummer night's dream / never may believe These antique fables, nor these fairy toys. Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, Such shaping...hold. That is the madman. The lover, all as frantic , Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt. The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from... | |
 | Mary Ann McGrail - Drama - 2002 - 200 pages
...belief. This passage recalls Theseus's reflection on imagination from A Midsummer Night's Dream: Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, Such shaping...hold; That is the madman: the lover, all as frantic, Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt: The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from... | |
 | Graham Holderness - Performing Arts - 2002 - 220 pages
...Theseus's famous speech THESEUS I never may believe These antique fables, nor these fairy toys. Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, Such shaping...hold. That is the madman. The lover, all as frantic, Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt. The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from... | |
 | Graham Holderness - Performing Arts - 2002 - 220 pages
...Theseus's famous speech THESEUS I never may believe These antique fables, nor these fairy toys. Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, Such shaping...hold. That is the madman. The lover, all as frantic, Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt. The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Quotations, English - 2002 - 244 pages
...boys in game themselves forswear, So the boy Love is perjur'd everywhere. Helena — MND Li Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, Such shaping...hold, That is, the madman: the lover, all as frantic, Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt: The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 1989 - 1286 pages
...THESEUS. More strange than true: I never may believe These antick fables nor these fairy toys. Lovers m wrong, or any way impeach What then Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt: The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, [heaven; Doth glance... | |
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