I'll example you with thievery: The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea: the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun: The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears: the earth's... Orthoepy and orthography of the English language - Page 256by Edward Riches De Levante - 1869 - 271 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1709 - 598 pages
...Thief, And her pale fire (he fnatches from the Sun. The Sea's a Thief, whofe liquid Surge refolves The Moon into Salt Tears. The Earth's a Thief, That feeds and breeds by a compofture ftoln From gen'ral Excrement : Each things a Thief. The Laws,your curb and whip, in their... | |
| 1824 - 564 pages
...: " I'll example you with thievery. The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea ; the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun." We will first cite the original, and then Mr. Richardson's translation ; and having, in justice to... | |
| John Monck Mason - 1798 - 494 pages
...passage as erroneous, than to acknowledge on such slight authority that a drug signifies a drudge. TIMON The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears, Savary, in his 57th letter from Egypt, informs us, on the authority of Pausanias, that the ancient... | |
| John Monck Mason - 1798 - 496 pages
...passage as erroneous, than to acknowledge on such slight authority that a drug signifies a drudge. TIMON The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears, Savary, in his 57th letter from Egypt, informs us, on the authority of Pausanias, that the ancient... | |
| Anacreon - 1800 - 304 pages
...iv. I'll example you with thievery. The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea. The moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire...The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The mounds into salt tears. The earth's a thief, That feeds, and breeds by a composture stol'n From general... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 490 pages
...workmen. I'll example you with thievery : The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea : the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire...: the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture7 stolen From general excrement : each thing's a thief ; The laws, your curb and whip, in... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1804 - 548 pages
...workmen. I'll example you with thievery: The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea: the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire...breeds by a composture stolen From general excrement: each thing's a thief; The laws, your curb and whip, in their rough power Have uncheck'd theft. Love... | |
| Anacreon - 1804 - 194 pages
...you with thievery. The sun 'sa thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea. The moon 's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from...The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The And when the rosy sun appears, He drinks the ocean's misty tears. The moon too quaffs her paly stream... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 520 pages
...workmen. I'll example you with thievery: The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea: the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire...earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture 5 stolen From general excrement: each thing's a thief; The laws, your curb and whip, in their rough... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 502 pages
...workmen. I'll example you with thievery: The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea : the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire...: the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture5 stolen From general excrement: each thing's a thief; The laws, your curb and whip, in their... | |
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