 A strange fish! Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver. There would this monster make a man. Any strange beast there makes a man. When they will not give a doit to...  The Plays of Shakespeare - Page 24by William Shakespeare - 1860Full view - About this book
 | 1859 - 764 pages
...ancient and fish-like smeli ; a kind of (not of the newest) Poor-John ; a strange fish ! Were I in England now (as once I was), and had but this fish...a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian." The commentators have endeavoured to find the ballads to which Shakspeare alludes in these... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1859 - 722 pages
...ancient and fish-like smell; a kind of, not of the newest, Poor-John. * A strange fish!s Were I in England now, (as once I was) and had but this fish...a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian. <0 Legg'd like a manl and his fins like arms! Warm; o' my troth! I do now let loose my opinion,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1859 - 1120 pages
...newest, Poor-John. A strange fish ! Were I in England now, (as once I was,) and hail but this lish k - l / 5 %۴ p mGLm ڒ J zy B ev 9 5Q % r U\Ս& s Indian. Legged like a man ! and his fins like arms ! Wann, о' my troth ! I do now let loose my opinion,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1860 - 834 pages
...ancient and fish-like smell ; a kind of, not of the newest, poor-John. A strange fish ! \Vero I in yoar patience, I needs must rest me. ALÓN. Old lord,...thee, Who am myself attach'd with weariness, To the arms ! Wann, o' my troth ! I do now let loose my opinion, hold it no longer, — this is no fish, but... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1860 - 834 pages
...very ancient and fish-like smell ; a kind of, not of the newest, poor-John. A strange fish ! Were I in y, All in the morning beiime, And la Indian.(S) Legged like a man ! and his fins like arms ! Warm, o' my troth ! I do now let loose my opinion,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1901 - 878 pages
...sports. When Trinculo was perplexed by the outward aspect of the hideous Caliban, he remarks : Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish...a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian. It is well for patriots to bear in mind that their fellow-countrymen are still liable to the... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1913 - 872 pages
...Caliban. ' Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted [sc. outside a booth], not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of...a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian.' Trinculo bears witness to a perennial phase of popular curiosity. A wild man from an unfamiliar... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1860 - 186 pages
...CURIOSITY. Were I in England now (as once I was), and had but this fish painted, not a holiday-fool there but would give a piece of silver: there would...a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian. CALIBAN'S PROMISES. I'll show thee the best springs; I'll pluck thee berries; I'll fish for... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1860 - 182 pages
...CURIOSITY. Were I in England now (as once I was), and had but this fish painted, not a holiday-fool there but would give a piece of silver: there would...a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian. CALIBAN'S PROMISES. I'll show thee the best springs; I'll pluck thee berries; I'll fish for... | |
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