Merciful Heaven ! Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the soft myrtle. 0 but man, proud man ! Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured, His glassy essence, like... The Athenaeum - Página 2171874Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1804 - 646 páginas
...roan ! proud man ! " Drest in a litt'e brief authority ; " Most ignorant of what is most assured, " His glassy essence — like an angry ape, " Plays such fantastic tricks before hjgh Heaven, " As makes the angels weep." SHAKESPEAR. Since the publication of the first edition of... | |
| 1804 - 636 páginas
...but man ! proud man ! " Drest in a litt'e brief authority ; " Most ignorant of what is mod assured, " His glassy essence — like an angry ape, " Plays such fantastic tricks before high Heaven, " As makes the angels weep." SHAKESPEAR. Since the publication of the first edition of this vfork,... | |
| William Henry Ireland - 1807 - 356 páginas
...IMPERIAL FOOLS. O, but man ! proud man ! Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, His glassy essence ; like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high Heav'a, As make the angels weep. COME, senseless men, and view your god> Who rears on earth the ideot's... | |
| William Henry Ireland - 1807 - 330 páginas
...— — — — O, but man! proud man! Brest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, His glassy essence ; like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high Heav'n, As make the angels weep. COME, senseless men, and view your god, Who rears on earth the idiot's... | |
| Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - 1807 - 372 páginas
...virtue. —Man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured, His glassy essence, like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high Hear'n, As make the angels weep. " But, say you, suppose the parent or the " king exert his authority... | |
| Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - 1808 - 240 páginas
...virtue. -Man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured, His glassy essence, like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before tiigh Heav'n, As make the angels weep. " But," say you, " suppose the parent or the ' king exert his... | |
| Basil Montagu - 1809 - 338 páginas
...soft myrtle : O but man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, (Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, His glassy essence) like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven ' As make the angels weep. SHAKESPEARE*. This imputation of tyranny and cruelty hath at different periods... | |
| Elizabeth Wright Macauley - 1810 - 40 páginas
...soft myrtle—Oh! but man, proud man, (Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, His glassy essence) like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks befqre high Heaven, As make the Angels weep, who with our spleen, Would all themselves laugh mortal.... | |
| William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 páginas
...O, but Man, proud Man, (Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assnr'd, His glassy essence) — like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high Heaven, As make the Angels weep. 560. PERSONS OF RANK APT TO FANCY EVERT THING ALLOWABLE TO THEM. •Great... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1813 - 942 páginas
...man ' Drest in ft Uttle brief authority ; Most ignorant of what he's most assured, His i', '!-. . \ essence,— like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven, A» make the angola weep ; who. with our spleens, Would all ' !u .usrlvis laugh mortal. Ji • ,-«.... | |
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