 | William Shakespeare - 1788
...with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Than the 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 fantastick tricks before high heaven, As... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803
...sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'st the umvedgeable and gnarled s oak, Than the 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 fantastick tricks before high heaven,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805
...sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split' st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak,2 Than the 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 fantastick tricks before high heaven,... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - England - 1805 - 317 pages
...above upon this commentator, then might the bard have recourse to his own words , and exclaim " Oh but man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assurM, : like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high Heav'n As make the angels weep."... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806
...sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak *I, Than the 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 fantastick tricks before high heaven,... | |
 | Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - 1807
...suited to the nature of man, that it seldom fails to intoxicate him, and overturn his reason and virtue. —Man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority,...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807
...sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Than the 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 fanlastick tricks before high heaven,... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - Fools and jesters - 1807 - 295 pages
...row on each Rara Avis, Crowds flock to man my Stultifera Navis. SECTION XLV. OF 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... | |
 | Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - Conduct of life - 1808
...suited to the nature of man, that it seldom fails to intoxicate him, and overturn his reason and virtue. -Man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority,...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 - Capital punishment - 1809 - 315 pages
...sulphurous bolt Split 'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, * Bac. de Augm. Sclent. Than the 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... | |
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But 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 Heaven As make the angels weep ; who, with our spleens, Would all themselves... 
