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, John Payne Collier - 1842 - 582 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 5 ; nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddess,... | |
| Francis Mason - 1843 - 190 Seiten
...Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves. If onr possessions 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 ever lends The smallest scruple of her abundance, But, like a thrifty goddess,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1843 - 1008 Seiten
...doth with us, as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves : for if our virtues Did not fo ion : issues: nor nature never lends Th« smallest scruple of her excellence, But. lite a thrifty goddess,... | |
| 1844 - 468 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,... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 680 Seiten
...with torches do ; Not light them for 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 never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddess,... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 334 Seiten
...with torches do ; Not light them for 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 never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddess,... | |
| C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 396 Seiten
...torcltes do, Not light them for themselves : for 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 lends — The smallest scruple of her excellence ; But like a thrifty goddess,... | |
| C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 330 Seiten
...with torches do, Not light them for themselves : for 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 — The smallest scruple of her excellence ; But like a thrifty goddess,... | |
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