 Of every hearer; for it so falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, Whiles we enjoy it; but being lack'd and lost, Why, then we rack the value; then we find The virtue, that possession would not show us, Whiles it was ours...  The Pamphleteer - Page 637edited by - 1813Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare, Joseph Rann - 1786 - 654 pages
...the inftant that me was accus'd, Shall be lamented, pity'd, and excus'd, Of every hearer : for it fo falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, Whiles we enjoy it ; but being lack'd and loft, Why, then we b rack the value ; then we find The virtue,... | |
 | John Leake - Pregnancy - 1787 - 470 pages
...competent idea of former indigence,' to contraft fuch a ftatc and exalt his prefent enjoyment. " For it fo falls out> *' That what we have, we prize not to the worth " While we enjoy it; but being lack'dand loft, " Why, then we rack the value; then we find • *' The virtue that pofleifion Would... | |
 | Andrew Becket - 1787 - 494 pages
...can of thofe myfteries which heaven Will not have earth to know. Coriolanus, A. 4, S. 2. • It fo falls out, That what "we have we prize not to the worth, Whiles we enjoy it ; but being lack'd and loft, Why,* then we' rack the value '. . ...:» : Much ado... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1788 - 548 pages
...uniformly -} and at laft becomes extreme, when the pleafure of gratification is reduced to nothing : -It fo falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, While we enjoy it ; but being lack'd and loft, Why then we rack the value ; then we find The virtue that pofieffion would not fhew us Whilft... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 554 pages
...the initant that (he was accus'd, Shall be lamented, pity'd, and excus'd, Of every hearer : for it fo falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, Whiles we enjoy it; but being lack'd and loft, Why, then we rack the value 3 ; then we find The virtue... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...the inftant that me was accus'd. Shall be lamented, pity'd, and excus'd, Of ev'ry hearer : For it fo d ages bears each form and name ; In one Ihort view iubjcfted to our eye, Gods, emp'rors, heroes loft. Why, then we rack the value; then we find The virtue that polTeHion would not Ihcw us Whiles... | |
 | 482 pages
...and at laft become extreme, when the pleafure of gratification is reduced to nothing. • . .It fo falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, While we enjoy it ; but, being lack'd a"<V loft, Why then we rack the value ; then we fin4 Tlie virtue that poffeffion would not fliew us... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 582 pages
...the inftant that fhe was accus'd, Shall be lamented, pitied and excus'd, Of every hearer : For it fo falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, Whiles we enjoy it ; but being lack'd and loft, Why, then we rack the value;9 then we find The virtue,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...that (he was accus'd, Shall be lamented, pity'd, andexcus'd, Of every hearer. For it fo falls put, That what we. have, we prize not to the worth While we enjoy it ; but being lack'd and loft, Why, then we rack the value ; then we find The virtue that pnlfelfion would not (hew ui Whiles... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1796 - 422 pages
...friend, and urge the kingTo do me this laft right. Hemy PIII, A. 4. Sc. 2. RE G. RET; • • • It fo falls out, That what we have, we prize not to the worth, "Whiles we enjoy it ; but beirrs; lack'd and loft,. Why, then we rack the value ; then we find The... | |
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