 By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the pale-faced moon, Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom-line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowned honour by the locks...  The Congressional Globe - Seite 135von United States. Congress - 1853Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Hill - 1750 - 350 Seiten
...work. ' .... By By heaven methinks it were an eafy leap, To pluck bright honour from the palefac'd moon, Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom line cou'd never touch the ground ; And pluck up drowned honour by the locks. So he that doth redeem her... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1805 - 418 Seiten
...ridiculous grimaces; By Heaven, -mtthinks it were an eafy leap, To pluck bright Honour from the pale-fac'd moon ; Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom line cculd never touch the ground, And pluck up drowned Honour by the locks ; fco lie that could redeem... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1805 - 416 Seiten
...ridiculous grimaces ; By Heaven, methinks it were an eafy leap, To pluck bright Honour from the pale-fac'd moon ; Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowiied Honour by the locks ; So he that could redeem her... | |
 | American matron - 1811 - 300 Seiten
...Hotspur — " By Heaven ! methinks it were an easy leap " To pluck bright honour from the pale faced moon, " Or dive into the bottom of the deep, " Where fathom line could never touch the ground, " And pluck up drowned honour by the locks 1 " So he that doth redeem... | |
 | Tobias George [novels] Smollett - 1821 - 756 Seiten
...first part of Henry the Fourth : " By Heaven, metUnks it were an easy leap, To pluck bright Honour from the pale-faced moon ; Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom-line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowntd Honour by the lockt—" " There is a... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1824 - 556 Seiten
...beyond the bounds of patience. Hot. By Heaven, methinks it were an easy leap, To pluck bright Honour from the pale-faced moon ; Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom-line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowned Honour by the locks ; So he, that doth... | |
 | Tobias George Smollett - 1824 - 308 Seiten
...fourth — is" By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the pale-fac"d moon ; Or dive into the bottom of the deep. Where fathom line could never touch the ground, . And pluck up drowned honour by the locks. — " There is a boldness... | |
 | 1828 - 500 Seiten
...As a competitor for honor, how eloquently he cries out, By heaven, methinks, it were an easy leap, To pluck bright honor from the pale-faced moon ; Or dive into the bosom of the deep, Where fathom-line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowned honor by the... | |
 | George Colman - 1830 - 350 Seiten
...turnpike road over the shifting * " By heaven ! mc-thinks it were an easy leap To pluck bright Honour from the pale-faced moon; Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom-line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowned honour by the locks." SAa'ispcare. sands... | |
 | 1834 - 630 Seiten
...in justice to myself, I am bound to say, that though " it were an easier task to pluck bright honour from the palefaced moon, or dive into the bottom of the deep and drag up drowned honour," still, that law of kings ruled every word and action I spoke of; I pleaded... | |
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