tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did... Mrs. Jordan - Página 71por James Boadan - 1800Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| E. H. Seymour - 1805 - 498 páginas
...rightly explained this passage, the sense of which is more fully expressed in Julius Caesar : 2 " For lowliness is young Ambition's ladder, " Whereto the...upward turns his face ; " But when he once attains the utmost round, " He then unto the ladder turns his back, " Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees... | |
| John Howe Baron Chedworth - 1805 - 392 páginas
...most terrible. I think we may read either is favour'd, or in favours. P. 28.— 331.— 273. Bru. But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face : But when he once attains the utmost round, He then unto the ladder... | |
| E. H. Seymour - 1805 - 500 páginas
...the ground." This thought is introduced in Julius Caesar: " • Young Ambition's ladder, " To which the climber upward turns his face ; " But when he once attains the utmost round, " He then unto the ladder turns his back, " Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 318 páginas
...And, to speak truth of Caesar, I have not known when his affections sway'd More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's...upward turns his face : But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees... | |
| John Stirling - 1806 - 118 páginas
...not known, when his affeftions fway'd, More than his reafon. But 'tis a common proof, That Lowlinefs is young Ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber upward turns his face ; But, when He once attains the upmoft round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks into the clouds, fcorning the bale degrees.... | |
| 1806 - 408 páginas
...wide walls enconipass'd but one man ? AMBITION, COVERK.D with SPECIOUS HUMILITV. (SHAKESPEARE.) -BUT 'tis a common proof, That Lowliness is young Ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber upwards turns his face ; But when he once attains the utmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his... | |
| William Henry Ireland - 1807 - 330 páginas
...our dramatist's words it is hoped, will plead the annotator's excuse for their introduction here : 'Tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, . Whereto the climber upwards turns his face ; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his... | |
| William Henry Ireland - 1807 - 356 páginas
...our dramatist's words it is hoped, will plead the annotator's excuse for their introduction here : Tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber upwards turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1807 - 410 páginas
...And, to speak truth of Caesar, I have not known when his affections sway'd More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face : But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1808 - 432 páginas
...and, to speak truth of Caesar, I have not known when his affections sway'd, More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber upwards turns his face ; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his... | |
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