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" Of watery Neptune, is now bound in with shame, With inky blots, and rotten parchment bonds: That England, that was wont to conquer others, Hath made a shameful conquest of itself. "
Cobbett's Weekly Political Register - Page 647
1810
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The Works of W. Shakespeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1864 - 750 pages
...England, bound in with the triumphant sea, Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siege Of wat'ry Neptune, is now bound in with shame, With inky blots, and rotten parchment bonds : That England, that was wont to conquer others, Hath made a shameful conquest of itself. Ah, would...
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Complete Works of W. Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - 1864 - 752 pages
...England, bound in with the triumphant sea. Whose rocky shore beata back the envious siege Of wat'ry ind o bondi : That England, that was wont to conquer others, Hath made a shameful conquest of itself. O,...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, with Biographical Introduction by ...

William Shakespeare - 1865 - 488 pages
...pelting farm : England, bound in with the triumphant sea, Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siege Of watery Neptune, is now bound in with shame, With inky blots, and rotten parchment bonds : That England, that was wont to conquer others, Hath made a shameful conquest of itself. Ah, would...
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Shaksperean gems, newly collected and arranged with a life of W. Shakspere ...

William Shakespeare - 1865 - 362 pages
...pelting farm : England, bound in with the triumphant sea, Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siege Of watery Neptune, is now bound in with shame, With inky blots, and rotten parchment bonds; That England, that was wont to conquer others, Hath made a shameful conquest of itself: O, would the...
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Stages of History: Shakespeare's English Chronicles

Phyllis Rackin - Drama - 1990 - 276 pages
...England, bound in with the triumphant sea, Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siege Of wat'ry Neptune, is now bound in with shame, With inky blots and rotten parchment bonds. (II.i.57-64) The pun on "dear" reduces the incommensurable value of what is loved to the commercial...
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Staging Politics: The Lasting Impact of Shakespeare's Histories

Wolfgang Iser - Drama - 1993 - 254 pages
...England, bound in with the triumphant sea, Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siege Of wat'ry Neptune, is now bound in with shame, With inky blots and rotten parchment bonds; That England, that was wont to conquer others, Hath made a shameful conquest of itself. (II, 1, 51-66)...
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Channel Tunnel Visions, 1850-1945

Keith Wilson - Transportation - 1994 - 276 pages
...pelting farm: England, bound in with the triumphant sea, Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siege Of watery Neptune, is now bound in with shame, With inky blots, and rotten parchment bonds: That England, that was wont to conquer others, Hath made a shameful conquest of itself . . . Shakespeare,...
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Four Histories

William Shakespeare - Literary Criticism - 1994 - 884 pages
...pelting farm. England, bound in with the triumphant sea, Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siege Of watery Neptune, is now bound in with shame, With inky blots and rotten parchment bonds. That England that was wont to conquer others Hath made a shameful conquest of itself. Ah, would the...
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History Through the Opera Glass: From the Rise of Caesar to the Fall of Napoleon

George Jellinek - Europe - 1994 - 436 pages
...(Bart6k) England, bound in with the triumphant sea, Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siege Of watery Neptune, is now bound in with shame, With inky blots and rotten parchment bonds: That England, that was wont to conquer others, Hath made a shameful conquest of itself. Ah, would the...
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Acts of Hope: Creating Authority in Literature, Law, and Politics

James Boyd White - Law - 1994 - 338 pages
...England, bound in with the triumphant sea, Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siege Of wat'ry Neptune, is now bound in with shame, With inky blots and rotten parchment bonds; That England, that was wont to conquer others, Hath made a shameful conquest of itself. 10 [Hi57-66.]...
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