| George John Freeman - 464 pages
...lines on the influence of Slander equally conspicuous for boldness of thought. . Slander, Whose head is sharper than the sword ; whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile; whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth bdye All corners of the world. Kings, Queens... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1816 - 452 pages
...rcsolvo. , IT. I. 24. Thus, to explain the effects of slander, it is imagined to be a voluntary agent. No, 'tis Slander ; Whose edge is sharper than the sword ; whose tongue Out-venoms all the worms of Nile; whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All earners of the world, kings, queens,... | |
| Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1817 - 532 pages
...JEmeid. iv. /. 24. Thus, to explain the effects of slander, it is imagined to be a voluntary agent. -No, 'tis Slander; Whose edge is sharper than the sword; whose tongue Out-venoms all the worms of Nile; whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world, kings, queens,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1818 - 346 pages
...me disloyal. Pis. What, shall I need to draw my sword ? the paper Hath cut her throat already. — " No, 'tis slander ; Whose edge is sharper than the sword ; whose tongue Out-venoms all the worms of Nile ; whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world : kings, queens,... | |
| Mrs. Ross, Author of The balance of comfort - English fiction - 1819 - 270 pages
...mingled admiration and anger : " It is plain she never loved me ?" he sighed, and departed. CHAP. XXI. 'Tis slander, Whose edge Is sharper than the sword : whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile ; whose breath . Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world ; kings,... | |
| Albert Picket - American literature - 1820 - 314 pages
...What that, blasts the fairest reputation, and sinks the envied possessor into disgrace and ruin ? -" 'Tis slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword; whose tongue Out-venoms all the worms of Nile, whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world. Kings, Queens... | |
| Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1820 - 388 pages
...s;reat vigour of imagination, and much allegorical merit. It is found in Shakspeare's Cyiuheliae. " No, 'tis Slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword, whose tongue Qutvenoins all the worms of Nile, whose hreath Rides on the posting winds, and doth helie All corners... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1821 - 456 pages
...me disloyal. Pis. What shall I need to draw my sword ? the paper Hath cut her throat already 2. — No, 'tis slander ; Whose edge is sharper than the sword ; whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile3 ; whose breath Rides on the posting winds 4, and doth belie 1 What shall I need to draw my sword?... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1821 - 588 pages
...to me disloyal. Pis, What shall I need to draw my sword T the paper Hath cut her throat already. — No, 'tis slander; Whose e,dge is sharper than the sword ; whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile; whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world : kings, queens,... | |
| John Bowdler - Hymns, English - 1821 - 510 pages
...allegiance a fallen lord, Does conquer him that did his master conquer, And earns a place in story. 'Tis Slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword; whose tongue Out-venoms all the worms of Nile ; whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world. Kings, Queens,... | |
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