O God! methinks, it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely swain; To sit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to see the minutes how they run: How many make the hour full complete, How many hours bring... Historical reader - Page 71by Oscar Browning - 1884Full view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 476 pages
...finish up the year, How many years a mortal man may live. When this is known, then to divide the time : So many hours must I tend my flock ; So many hours...contemplate ; So many hours must I sport myself ; So many days my ewes have been with young ; 490 So many weeks ere the poor fools will yean ; So many months... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 384 pages
...grief and woe ? * O God ! methinks, it were a happy life, ' To be no better than a homely swain ; * To sit upon a hill, as I do now, * To carve out dials...contemplate ; * So many hours must I sport myself; * So many days my ewes have been with young; * So many weeks ere the poor fools will yean ; * So many years ere... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1804 - 568 pages
...but grief and woe? * O God! methinks, it were a happy life, ' To be no better than a homely swain; * To sit upon a hill, as I do now, * To carve out dials...hours must I take my rest; * So many hours must I c6ntemplate; * So many hours must I sport myself; * So many days my ewes have been with young; * So... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 514 pages
...grief and woe ? * O God ! methinks it were a happy life,2 ' To be no better than a homely swain ; * To sit upon a hill, as I do now, * To carve out dials...contemplate ; * So many hours must I sport myself; * So many days my ewes have been with young; * So many weeks ere the poor fools will yean ; * So many years ere... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 506 pages
...grief and woe ? * O God! methinks it were a happy life,2 * To be no better than a homely swain ; * To sit upon a hill, as I do now, * To carve out dials...hours must I take my rest; * So many hours must I c6ntemplate; * So many hours must I sport myself; * So many days my ewes have been with young ; * So... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 462 pages
...grief and woe ? * i4O God ! methinks, it were a happy life, ' To be no better than a homely swain ; * To sit upon a hill, as I do now, * To carve out dials...* So many hours must I sport myself; » * So many days my ewes have been with young ; * So many weeks ere the poor fools will yean ; * So many years... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...many years a mortal man may live. When this is known, then to divide the time;; So many hours, must 1 tend my flock ; So many hours, must I take my rest...many hours, must I contemplate ; So many hours must 1 sport myself; So many days, my ewes have been with young ; So many weeks, ere the poor fools will... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1807 - 368 pages
...world, but grief and woe ? O God ! methinks, it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely swain ; To sit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials...contemplate; So many hours must I sport myself; So many days my ewes have been with young ; So many weeks ere the poor fools will yean ; So many years ere... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1807 - 488 pages
...point by point, * Thereby to see the minutes how they run: * How many make the hour full complete, 1 * How many hours bring about the day, * How many days...contemplate; * So many hours must I sport myself; * So many days my ewes have been with young; * So many weeks ere the poor fools will yean ; 2 s Bstli tugging... | |
| William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 584 pages
...imish up the year, How many years a mortal man may live. When this is known, then to divide the time : ing to shine, Under the which is writ — lin-itis nubibux. days my ewes have been with young ; So many weeks ere the poor fools will yean ; So many months ere... | |
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