 When in the chronicle of wasted time I see descriptions of the fairest wights, And beauty making beautiful old rhyme, In praise of ladies dead, and lovely knights ; Then, in the blazon of sweet beauty's best, Of hand, of foot, of lip, of eye, of brow,...  The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare - Page 72by William Shakespeare - 1826 - 830 pagesFull view - About this book
 | G. Wilson Knight - 2002 - 256 pages
...the second quatrain, as with the daring alliteration and conquering impact of: Then, in the blazdn of sweet beauty's best, Of hand, of foot, of lip,...have express'd Even such a beauty as you master now. ('<*) Here the conquest is of past time; the excellence is so great that all past excellences are offered... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 2002 - 768 pages
...fairest wights, And beauty making beautiful old rhyme In praise of ladies dead, and lovely knights; Then in the blazon of sweet beauty's best, Of hand,...of eye, of brow, I see their antique pen would have expressed Even such a beauty as you master now. 1106.1-81 As we have already seen, this sonnet is consciously... | |
 | Patrick Cheney - History - 2004 - 346 pages
...thought appears famously in Sonnet 106 (Cheney, "Sonnet 106"). Referring to past writers, Will observes, I see their antique pen would have express'd Even...for they look'd but with divining eyes, They had not still [or skill] enough your worth to sing. (Sonnet 106. 7-12) Here Will engages in a similarly tortuous,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 2004 - 342 pages
...and lovely knights, Then, in the blazon ofsweet beauty s best, Ofhand, offoot, oflip, ofeye, ofbrow, I see their antique pen would have express'd Even...master now. So all their praises are but prophecies Ofthis our time, all you prefiguring; And, for they look'd but with divining eyes, They had not skill... | |
 | Benjamin Ifor Evans - English literature - 2006 - 520 pages
...fairest wights, And beauty making beautiful old rhyme, In praise of Ladies dead, and lovely Knights, Then, in the blazon of sweet beauty's best, Of hand,...worth to sing: For we, which now behold these present days, t *fr : *tfc*F* 27 Have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise. Th'expense of spirit in a... | |
 | Shakespeare, William - Sonnets, English - 2006 - 366 pages
...fairest wights, And beauty making beautiful old rhyme In praise of ladies dead and lovely knights; Then in the blazon of sweet beauty's best, Of hand,...of eye, of brow, I see their antique pen would have expressed Even such a beauty as you master now. So all their praises are but prophecies Of this our... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 2011 - 706 pages
...fairest wights, And beauty making beautiful old rhyme In praise of ladies dead and lovely knights, 4 Then in the blazon of sweet beauty's best, Of hand,...of eye, of brow, I see their antique pen would have expressed Even such a beauty as you master now. 8 So all their praises are but prophecies Of this our... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Poetry - 2007 - 297 pages
...fairest wights, And beauty making beautiful old rhyme, In praise of ladies dead and lovely knights, Then in the blazon of sweet beauty's best, Of hand,...worth to sing: For we, which now behold these present days, Have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise. CVII. Not mine own fears, nor the prophetic... | |
 | Patrick Cheney - Literary Criticism - 2007
...its head, and memory becomes, paradoxically, eternally present in the minds and hearts of readers: So all their praises are but prophecies Of this our time, all you prefiguring, . . . . . . For we, which now behold these present days Have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise.... | |
 | Brian Vickers - Rhetoric - 2008 - 213 pages
...Avea in ogni sua parte un laccio teso, 0 parli o rida o canti o passo muova: Orlando Furioso, 7.16.1-2 Then, in the blazon of sweet beauty's best, Of hand, of foot, of lip, of eye, of brow, 1 see their antique pen would have express'd Even such a beauty as you master now. Sonnet 106 Meine... | |
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