| William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - 1709 - 1058 pages
...thy Virtues; they on thee: Heav'n doth with us, as we with Torches do, Not light them for themfelves: For if our Virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere...them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine I flues; nor Nature never lends The fmalleft Scruple of her Excellence, But like a thrifty Goddefs,... | |
| Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 394 pages
...li. Virtue muft be f een. Heav'n doth with us, as we with Torches do, Not light them for themfelves : For if our Virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere...them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine Iiiues ; nor Nature never lends The (mailed Scruple of her Excellence, But like a thrifty Goddcfs,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1733 - 600 pages
...intermediate part of tlie Sentence. Not light them for themfelves : for if our virtues (i) Did no: go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine iflues : nor Nature never lends The fmalleft fcruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty Goddefs,... | |
| William Oldys - English drama - 1740 - 326 pages
...virtues ; they on thee : Heav'n doth with us, as we with torches do, Not light them for themfelves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere...them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine I flues ; nor nature never lends The fmalleft fcruple of her excellence, But, like a thirfty Goddefs,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1745 - 582 pages
...of us, 'twere 3 'all as if v We had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine ifiues ; nature never lends The fmalleft fcruple of her -excellence, But, like a thrifty goddefs, me determines Her felf the glory of a creditor, Both thanks, and ufe. But I do bend my fpeech... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1747 - 550 pages
...virtues -, they on thee. Heav'n doth with us, as we with torches do, Not light them for themfelves : 3 for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere...them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine ififues : nor Nature never lends The fmalleft fcruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty Goddefs,... | |
| William Shakespeare - English drama - 1762 - 460 pages
...virtues ; they on thee. Heav'n doth with us, as we with torches do, Not light them for themfelves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere...alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'st, ]!ut to fine ifliies : nor Nature never lends The fmalleft fcruple of her excellence, : ...... | |
| Richard Griffith - English literature - 1762 - 278 pages
...only on certain conditions, neceffarily implied in the very grant — to be repaid with intereft. " Nature never lends " The fmalleft fcruple of her excellence, " But, like a thrifty Goddefs, fhe determinei " Herfelf the glory of a Creditor, " Both thanks and ufe." —— VOL. I. F... | |
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