Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd But to fine issues, nor Nature never lends The smallest scruple... The Works of Shakespeare in Seven Volumes - Seite 311von William Shakespeare - 1733 - 3505 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 Seiten
...Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all 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 a thrifty goddess,... | |
| William Shakespeare, Alexander Chalmers - 1811 - 520 Seiten
...Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves : for if our virtue* Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues :7 nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, •• M-it/i special soul... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1811 - 460 Seiten
...Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves : for if our virtnes Did noi go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely tonch'd, But to fine issnes* : nor nature never lends The smallest scruple ot her excellence, But,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1810 - 436 Seiten
...Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all 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,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 Seiten
...Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touchM* But to fine issues : nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But, like... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1869 - 636 Seiten
...HEAVEN doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are finely touch'd, But to fine issues, nor Nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence But,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1821 - 476 Seiten
...Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for ourselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd, But to fine issues J : nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence But like a thrifty goddess,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1821 - 518 Seiten
...: " Virtue, if not in action, is a vice, " And, when we move not forward, we go backward." Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch' d, But to fine issues 3 : nor nature never lends 4 The smallest scruple of her excellence, But,... | |
| 1879 - 1042 Seiten
...Heaven doth with us as we with torches do: Not light them for themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touched But to fine issues. Nor Nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But, like... | |
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