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" tis better to be lowly born, And range with humble livers in content, Than to be perk'd up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow. "
The Edinburgh magazine, and literary miscellany, a new series of The Scots ... - Page 101
1819
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The British Theatre: Or, A Collection of Plays, which are Acted at ..., Volume 6

Mrs. Inchbald - 1824 - 444 pages
...so long with her! and she So good a lady, that no tongue could ever Pronounce dishonour of her : — I swear 'tis better to be lowly born, And range with...up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow : — Who would on such conditions be a queen? Lady D. Beshrew me, I would ; so would you, For all...
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The Beauties of Shakespeare: Selected from Each Play : with a General Index ...

William Shakespeare, William Dodd - 1824 - 428 pages
...That, when the greatest stroke of fortune falls, Will bless the king. THE BLESSINGS OF A LOW STATION. 'Tis better to be lowly born, And range with humble...up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow. QUEEN KATHARINE'S SPEECH TO HER HUSBAND. Alas, sir, In what have I offended you? what cause Hath my...
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A dictionary of quotations from the British poets, by the author of The ...

British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...For one to thrust his hand between his teeth, When he might spurn him with his foot away? CONTENT. I swear, 'tis better to be lowly born, And range with...livers in content, Than to be perk'd up in a glistering griefjt ,. , And wear a golden sorrow. Poor, and content, is rich and rich enough ; But riches, fmeless,...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 512 pages
...again.' Anne. So much the more Must pity drop upon her. Verily, I swear, 'tis better to be lowly bom, And range with humble livers in content, Than to be...up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow. Old L. Our content Is our best having.3 Anne. By my troth, and maidenhead I would not be a queen. Old...
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The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volume 84

1819 - 606 pages
...sentence, I swear 'tis better to be lowly born, And rpnge with humble livers in content, Than to be petk'd up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow....noticed, opens in the following manner— Enter the Cmmtenr of Arrain, mtf¡ Ida, her daughter, in theyr porch, sitting at •xwke. Л Smtg. Catmleiie....
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text by G. Steevens ..., Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 648 pages
...Alas, poor lady ! She's a stranger now again.8 Anne. So much the more Must pity drop upon her. Verily, I swear, 'tis better to be lowly born, And range with...up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow. Old L. Our content Is our best having. 9 Anne. By my troth, and maidenhead, I would not be a queen....
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The Beauties of Shakspeare Regularly Selected from Each Play. With a General ...

William Shakespeare - 1827 - 658 pages
...That, when the greatest stroke of fortune falls, Will bless the king. THE BLESSINGS OF A LOW STATION. 'Tis better to be lowly born, And range with humble...up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow. QUEF.N KATHARINE'S SPEECH TO HER HUSBASB Alas, sir, In what have I offended vou? what cause Hath my...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 35

William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1827 - 650 pages
...which these lead her, and of which her own fate was, ere long, to be another illustration — ' Verily, I swear, 'tis better to be lowly born, And range with humble livers in content, Than to be perked up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow — I would not be a queen !' — and the...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 35

William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1827 - 648 pages
...which these lead her, and of which her own fate was, ere long, to be another illustration — ' Verily, I swear, 'tis better to be lowly born, And range with humble livers in content, Than to he perked up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow — I would not be a queen !' — and...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare, George Steevens - 1829 - 542 pages
...Лппе. So much the more Must pity drop upon her. Verily, I swear, 'tis better to be lowly burn, And range with humble livers in content, Than to be...up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow. Old L. Oar content Is our best having.2 ,/tnne. By my troth, and maidenhead, I would not be a queen....
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