Tis but an hour ago since it was nine, And after one hour more 'twill be eleven ; And so, from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe, And then, from hour to hour, we rot and rot ; And thereby hangs a tale. Merchant of Venice. As you like it - Page 40by William Shakespeare - 1785Full view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1810 - 418 pages
...'twill be eleven ; And so, from hour to hour, vie rifie and rifle. And then, from hour to hour, ive rot, and rot, And thereby hangs a tale. When I did...the time, My lungs began to crow like chanticleer, That fools should be so deep-contemplative ; And I did laugh, sans intermission, An hour by his dial.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1813 - 424 pages
...Thus may we see, quoth he, how the world wags : 'Tis but an hour ago, since it was nine ; And after an hour more, 'twill be eleven ; And so, from hour to...the time, My lungs began to crow like chanticleer, That fools should be so deep-contemplative ; And I did laugh, sans intermission, An hour by his dial.... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...worM ' "IV but an hour ago since it was nine : ' And after one hour more 'twill be eleven : ' And jo from hour to hour we ripe and ripe, • And then from...rot and rot, ' And thereby hangs a tale ' When I did bear The motlev fool thus moral on the time. My lungs began to crow like chanticleer, That fools should... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 752 pages
...according to their erideuce. Hule. 5. Information ; difclofure of any thing fecret. — From hour to honr we ripe and ripe, And then from hour to hour we rot and rot : And thereby hangs a tale. Staf. Birds live in the air freed, and are apteft br their voice to tell tola what they find. Saeen.... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 774 pages
...to Gay. * To MORAL. i>. n. {from the adjective.] To moralifej to make moral rcfk'ilions. Not in ufe. When I did hear The motley fool thus moral on the time, My lungs began to crow like chanticleer, Thatfoolslhould befodeepcoiitcmplative. Shut. MORAL AOENT. See MOKAL PHILOSOPHY, Part I. Se3, II. .... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1817 - 322 pages
...he, how the world toag,: 'Tis but an hour ago, smce it was nine ; And after an hovr more, 'tai'W tit eleven ; And so, from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe,...the time, My lungs began to crow like chanticleer, That fools should be so deep-contemplative ; And I did laugh, sans intermission, An hour by his dial.—O... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1818 - 376 pages
...may we see, quoth he, how the tvorld wags : 'Tis but an hour ago, since it was nine ; And after an hour more, 'twill be eleven ; And so, from hour to...the time, My lungs began to crow like chanticleer, That fools should be so deep-contemplative ; And I did laugh, sans intermission, An hour by his dial.... | |
| Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...eye, Says very wisely, It is ten o'clock : Thus may we see, quoth he, how the world wags , Tis but an hour ago since it was nine, And after one hour...the time, My lungs began to crow like chanticleer, That fools should be so deep contemplative : And I did laugh, sans intermission, An hour by his dial.... | |
| William Shakespeare - Drama - 1819 - 502 pages
...Thus may ue see, quoth he, how the world wags: ' Tis but an hour ago, since it was nine ; And after an hour more, 'twill be eleven ; And so, from hour to...the time, My lungs began to crow like chanticleer, That fools should be so deep-contemplative; And I did laugh, sans intermission, An hour by his dial.—O... | |
| Albert Picket - American literature - 1820 - 314 pages
...ten o'clock; 'Til but an hour ago since it was nine, Thus may we see, quoth he, how the world wags; And after one hour more twill be eleven: And so from...the time, My lungs began to crow like chanticleer, And I did laugh, sans intermission, That fools should be so deep contemplative: A worthy fool! Motley's... | |
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