 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; Why, I, in this weak piping time of peace...  Laocoon; Or The Limits of Poetry and Painting - Page 243by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - 1836 - 373 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 472 pages
...Unless to spy my shadow in the sun, And descant on mine own deformity; And therefore,—since I canuot prove a lover, To entertain these fair well-spoken days,— I am determined to prove a villain, And hate the idle pleasures of these days. Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous, By drunken prophecies,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 384 pages
...delight to pass away the time ; Unless to spy my shadow in the sun, And descant on mine own deformity :7 And therefore, — since I cannot prove a lover,*...well-spoken days,* — I am determined to prove a villain, And hate the idle pleasures1 of these days. Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous,2 By drunken phrophecies,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 292 pages
...weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time; "Unless to spy my shadow in the snn, And descant on mine own deformity : And therefore, — since I cannot prove a lover, To entertain these'iSir well-spoken days, — I am determined to prove a villain, And hate the idle pleasnres of... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 386 pages
...STEEV. That dogs bark at me, as I halt by them ; — Why I, in this weak piping time of peace, Hive no delight to pass away the time ; Unless to spy my...well-spoken days, — I am determined to prove a villain, And hate the idle pleasures of these days.* Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous,' By drunken prophecies,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Alexander Chalmers - 1811 - 546 pages
...shadow in the sun, And descant on mine own deformity ; And therefore, — since I cannot prove a lover,6 To entertain these fair well-spoken days, — I am determined to prove a villain, And hate the idle pleasures of these days. Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous,7 By drunken prophecies,... | |
 | William Richardson - Characters and characteristics in literature - 1812 - 468 pages
...time of peace) Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to spy my shadow in the sun, And deffcant on mine own deformity : And, therefore, since I cannot...well-spoken days, I am determined to prove a villain, And hate the idle pleasures of these days. His contempt of external appearance, and the easy manner... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1813 - 490 pages
...made up. And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogs hark at me, as I halt by them ; — Why 1, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight...well-spoken days, — I am determined to prove a villain, And hate the idle pleasures of these days. Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous, By drunken prophecies,... | |
 | 1843 - 798 pages
...starts upon his course of action. There is cool self-possession, and unswerving energy of purpose. " Since I cannot prove a lover, To entertain these fair,...well-spoken days, I am determined to prove a villain !" He redeems his pledge, through crime and blood, till he is fixed upon the throne. These are touches... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 520 pages
...made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogs hark at me, as I halt by them ; — Why I, m this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to...well-spoken days, — I am determined to prove a villain, And hate the idle pleasures of these days. Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous, By drunken prophecies,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...peace. Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to spy my shadow in the sun, And descant on my own deformity: And therefore — since I cannot prove...well-spoken days — I am determined to prove a villain, « And hate the idle pleasures of these days. 'Richarft Lone far Lady Annr. Those eyes of thine from... | |
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