That, to the observer, doth thy history Fully unfold: Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for themselves: for if our virtues... The Works of William Shakespeare: In Nine Volumes - Página 6por William Shakespeare - 1810Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| 1839 - 416 páginas
...some time or other, like cork, though kept down io water. — Sir K'. Tonifie. THE MORAL VIRTUES. ** Heaven doth with us as we with torches do ; Not light...Did not go forth of us 'twere all alike As if we had thcin not. Spirits are not finely touch 'd But to fine issues : nor nature never tende The smallest... | |
| George Washington Bethune - 1839 - 228 páginas
...corruption, which makes goodness singular, renders the display of it more necessary. " Heaven does with us, as we with torches do, Not light them for...if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all the same As if we had them not." Were it not for the few good men the world always has in it, it would... | |
| Robert Cassie Waterston - 1893 - 702 páginas
...Shakspeare bring home the same truth to our minds, which was proclaimed by apostles and prophets ? — " Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do, Not light...themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 't were all alike As if we had them not." If we truly have the light, we must, by a spiritual law,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1843 - 658 páginas
...character in thy life, That, to the observer, doth thy history Fully unfold : Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon...themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of- us, 't were all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are notfinely touched, But to fine issues : nor Nature... | |
| 1844 - 468 páginas
...forefathers. This is no less than a relighting of the old lamp for its own defunct purposes. But, — " Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do, Not light...alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd But to fine issues : nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But, like... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 680 páginas
...self-appreciation, which most men display, who are conscious of superior powers. GIFTS NOT OUR OWN. Heaven doth with us as we with torches do ; Not light...themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 't were all alike As if we had them not.* Spirits are not finely touch'd But to fine issues : nor nature... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 336 páginas
...self-appreciation, which most men display, who are conscious of superior powers. GIFTS NOT OUR OWN. Heaven doth with us as we with torches do ; Not light...themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 't were all alike As if we had them not.* Spirits are not finely tonch'd But to fine issues : nor nature... | |
| C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 330 páginas
...: thyself and thy belongings, Are not thine own so proper as to waste Thyself upon thy virtue, then on thee. Heaven doth with us as we with torches do,...if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all as if We had them not: spirits are not finely touch'd — But to fine issues; nature never tends —... | |
| 1846 - 880 páginas
...counteractions, tends, by an inherent law of its being, to take visible form, and become deed. " ' Heaven doth with us as we with torches do ; Not light...alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touched But to fine issue» ' '' Regarding this to be an exquisite description of the profoundest philosophy,... | |
| William Shakespeare, Alexander Chalmers - 1847 - 474 páginas
...in thy life, That, to the observer, doth thy history Fully unfold : Thyself and thy belongings * Arc not thine own so proper*, as to waste Thyself upon...Spirits are not finely touch 'd, But to fine issues r : nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddess, she... | |
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