 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 534 pages
...By breaking throngh the foul and ngly mists Of vapours, that did seem to strangle him. If all fix- year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work ; But, when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come, And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. So, when... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 454 pages
...wonder'd at, By breaking through the foul and ugly mists Of vapours, that did seem to strangle him. If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work ; But, when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come, And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. So, when... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 pages
...are by to hear, Although apparent guilt be seen in them. HENRY IV. 469. LABOUR SWEETENS LEISURE. . If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work. 470. CONTRAST. X Bright metal on a sullen ground • Vera numerosque modosque edi«c«re Tit*. HOR.... | |
 | Juvenal - 1813 - 428 pages
...CONORIVC. Shakespeare, 2nd part of Hen. IV. act i. scene ii. has finely expressed the like sentiment : If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to Work ; But when they seldom comc, they wish'd-for come. END OF THE ELEVENTH SATIRE. SATIRA XII. ARGUMENT.... | |
 | Juvenal - 1813 - 430 pages
...CONGREVE. Shakespeare, 2nd part of Hen. IV. act i. scene ii. has finely expressed the like sentiment : If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work ; But when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come. END OF THE ELEVENTH SATIRE. SATIRA XII. ARGUMENT.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1813 - 942 pages
...wosultr'd at, By betaking through the foul and ugly mists Of vapours, that did seem to strangle him. If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious n* to work ; But, when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come. And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents.... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1816 - 428 pages
...gains ground ; and in old age governs without coutroul. In that period of life, generally speaking, * If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work : But when they seldom come, they wish'd for come, And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. Fint part,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 478 pages
...wonder'd at, Bv breaking through the foul and ugly mists Of vapours, that did seem to strangle him. If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work ; But, when they seldom come, they wish'd-for came, And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. So, when... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens - 1820 - 348 pages
...wonder'd at, By breaking through the foul and ugly mists Of vapours, that did seem to strangle him.1 If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work ; But, when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come,2 And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. So, when... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 504 pages
...wonder'd at, By breaking through the foul and ugly mists Of vapours, that did seem to strangle him. If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work; But, when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come, And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. So, when... | |
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