...seldom come, they wish'd-for come, And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. So, when this loose behavior I throw off, And pay the debt I never promised, By...more eyes. Than that which hath no foil to set it off. I 'll so offend, to make offence a skill ; Redeeming time, when men think least I will. [.Exit....

...to work ; But when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come, And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. So, when this loose behaviour I throw off, And pay the debt I never promised, t — and, SIRRAH,] This and other instances may be quoted to show that " sirrah " was not applied...

...In thy dumb action will I be as perfect As begging hermits in their holy prayers (Titus, III, 2, 40) By how much better than my word I am By so much will I falsify men's hopes (/ Henry IV, I, 2, 205) A falsehood, in its contrary as great As my trust...

...seldom come, they wished for come, And nothing pleascth but rare accidents. So when this loose behavior I throw off, And pay the debt I never promised, By...attract more eyes Than that which hath no foil to set it off. I'll so offend, to make offence a skill, Redeeming time when men think least I will. unyoked —uncontrolled...

...wondered at By breaking through the foul and ugly mists Of vapours that did seem to strangle him . . . So when this loose behaviour I throw off. And pay...I falsify men's hopes, And like bright metal on a sulten Henry, Prince of ^Ä ale» Henry, Prince of Wales ground. My reformation glittering o'er my...

...through the foul and ugly mists Of vapours that did seem to strangle him. So when this loose behavior I throw off. And pay the debt I never promised. By...like bright metal on a sullen ground. My reformation, glittr'ingoe'r my fault, Shall show more goodly, and attract more eyes Than that which hath no foil...

...are more resplendent on a black ground than on any other. — Compare i Hen. IV : I, ii, 236 : — ' And like bright metal on a sullen ground, My reformation,...more eyes, Than that which hath no foil to set it off.' [CAPELL, for all his gnarled English, is often our surest guide. His present interpretation is,...

...as foil wherein thou art to set The precious jewel of thy home return.' Also: i Hen. IV: I, ii, 237: 'My reformation, glittering o'er my fault, Shall show...attract more eyes Than that which hath no foil to set it off.'] 294. sweare] Although the reading of QXQ2, sweate, has been followed by all editors except Rowe,...

...promises, will be spectacular: . . . like bright metal on a sullen ground, My reformation, glitt'ring o'er my fault, Shall show more goodly, and attract more eyes Than that which hath no foil to set it off. Throughout Henry IV Part 1 Prince Hal is contrasted with Henry Hotspur, son of the Earl of Northumberland....

...v. 1470): To set in relief, make prominent or conspicuous by contrast. [Quotes i Henry IV I.ii.2o8, "Shall show more goodly and attract more eyes Than that which hath no foil to set it off".] 15. horson] NED (Whoreson b): Obs. or arch. Commonly as a coarsely abusive epithet, applied...