This was the noblest Roman of them all : All the conspirators, save only he, Did that they did in envy of great Caesar; He only, in a general honest thought, And common good to all, made one of them. His life was gentle; and the elements So mix'd in him... Francis Bacon and His Shakespeare - Page 303by Theron Soliman Eugene Dixon - 1895 - 461 pagesFull view - About this book
| Nathan Drake - Dramatists, English - 1817 - 708 pages
...the fullest eulogium on the rectitude of his principles, and the goodness of his heart : — " Ant. This was the noblest Roman of them all : All the conspirators,...elements So mix'd in him, that Nature might stand up, And say to all the world, This was a man ! " * In the conduct and action of this drama, though closely... | |
| England - 1853 - 816 pages
...powers " reads better than " some high powers." At the close of the play, Antony says of Brutus, " This was the noblest Roman of them all, All the conspirators,...thought, And common good to all, made one of them." We are told to read, " He only in a generous honest thought Of common good to all/1 This, however,... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1817 - 392 pages
...those who spare them, and finally pronounce their funeral panegyric, as Antony did that of Brutus. " All the conspirators, save only he, Did that they...thought And common good to all, made one of them." The quarrel between Brutus and Cassius is managed in a masterly way. The dramatic fluctuation of passion,... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1818 - 342 pages
...those who spare them, and finally pronounce their funeral panegyrick, as Antony did that of Brutus. " All the conspirators, save only he, Did that they...thought And common good to all, made one of them." The quarrel between Brutus and Cassius is managed in a masterly way. The drama lick fluctuation of... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1818 - 328 pages
...did that of Brutus. " All the conspirators, save only he, Did that they did, in envy of peat Ctesar : He only in a general honest thought And common good to all, made one of them." The quarrel between Brutus and Cassius is managed in a masterly way. The dramatick fluctuation of passion,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1819 - 646 pages
...it. Мег. Octavias, then take him to follow thee, That did the latest service to my maetcr. Ant. This was the noblest Roman of them all : All the conspirators, save only he, Did that they did in envy ot great C;csar ; He, only, in a general honest thought, And common good to all, made one of them.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1821 - 454 pages
...service to my master. ANT. This was the noblest Roman of them all : All the conspirators, save only he 2, Did that they did in envy of great Caesar ; He, only,...elements So mix'd in him, that Nature might stand up, And say to all the world, This was a man 3 / ' Do so, Messala.] Old copy, neglecting the metre —... | |
| English literature - 1842 - 590 pages
...the conspirators that joined in the murder of Julius Ctesar, Brutus alone had good intentions. All, save only he, Did that they did in envy of great Caesar...only in a general honest thought. And common good of all, made one of them. Yet Caesar's pathetic " et tu Brute" stands on eternal record, as the most... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1821 - 542 pages
...latest service to my master. • Ant. This was the noblest Roman of them all : AH the couspirators, save only he, Did that they did in envy of great Caesar ; He, only, in a general honest thought, A i id common good to all, made one of them. His life was gentle ; and the elements So mix'd in him,... | |
| British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...; and am arm'd To suffer, with a quietness of spirit, The very tyranny and rage of his. PATRIOTISM. This was the noblest Roman of them all : All the conspirators,...thought, And common good to all, made one of them. Be just, and fear not : Let all the ends, thou aim'st at, be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's;... | |
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