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" That to the observer doth thy history Fully unfold. Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, they on thee. Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves ; for if our virtues... "
The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ... - Page 264
1806 - 380 pages
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The Plays of William Shakspeare, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1822 - 446 pages
...Are not thine own so proper,2 as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves...us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits arenot finely touch'd, But to fine issues :3 nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence,...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, in Ten Volumes: Measure for ...

William Shakespeare - 1823 - 322 pages
...belongings Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves...Herself the glory of a creditor, Both thanks and use. But I do bend my speech To one that can my part in him advertise ; Hold therefore, Angelo ; In our...
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The Speaker: Or Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...pen Turns them to shape, and gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name. Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves...Herself the glory of a creditor, Both thanks and use. What stronger breastplate than a heart untainted? • , Thrice is he artn'd that hath his quarrel just...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text of the ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1823 - 474 pages
...Are not thine own so proper 6 , as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for themselves:...Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues 7 : nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddess, she...
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The dramatic works of William Shakspeare, from the text of Johnson, Stevens ...

William Shakespeare - 1823 - 984 pages
...as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Vot u :t nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddess, she...
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The Beauties of Shakespeare: Selected from Each Play : with a General Index ...

William Shakespeare, William Dodd - Fore-edge painting - 1824 - 428 pages
...greasy Joan doth keel the pot. MEASURE FOR MEASURE. ACT I. VIRTUE GIVEN TO BE EXERTED. HEAVEN doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for themselves:...determines Herself the glory of a creditor, Both thanks and usef. THE CONSEQUENCE OF LIBERTY INDULGED. As surfeit is the father of much fast, So every scope by...
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The Plays, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 352 pages
...Are not thine own so proper f, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves...Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues J : nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddess, she...
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A dictionary of quotations from the British poets, by the author of The ...

British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...There's ne'er a villain, dwelling in all Denmark, But he's an arrant knave. VIRTUE. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves...forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Forgive me this my virtue : For, in the fatness of these pursy times, Virtue itself of vice must pardon...
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The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 882 pages
...do ; Not light them for themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of ns.'twere all alike, Aa silent ? Bui. like a thrifty goddess, she determines Herself the glory of a creditor, Both thanks and use. hut...
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The dramatic works of Shakspeare, from the text of Johnson and Stevens [sic ...

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 486 pages
...alike [virtue* As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely • • -tonch'd, But to fine i*sues||: nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her...goddess, she determines Herself the glory of a creditor, [speech Both thanks and nseH. But I do bend my To one that can my part in him advertise; Hold therefore....
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