 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 384 pages
...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 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... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...pe»^ Turns them to shape 7 and gives to aity nothing A local habitation and a Heaven doth with us r 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,... | |
 | 1845 - 786 pages
...experience, they might listen with profit to the teaching of our dramatic bard — ' Heaven doth with us as we 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 touched But to fine issues.' Art.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 518 pages
...not thine own so proper,6 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 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 410 pages
...not thine own so proper, 6 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 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 522 pages
...much thy property. Steevent. 2 them on tltee.] The old copy reads — fieyopfh» Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves: for if our virtues3 Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 426 pages
...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 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... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...sweet and voluble is his discourse. VIRTUE GIVEN to be EXERTED. (SHAKESPEARE.} HEAV'N dotlvwith 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 382 pages
...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 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 578 pages
...not thine own so proper ', as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thec. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth with us, 'twere all alike Asifweh;ulthem not. Spiritsarenotfinelytouch'd, Btit to lino issues* * :... | |
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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. 
