 | Thomas Peregrine Courtenay - 1840 - 354 Seiten
...insertion of a part of the soliloquy which Henry is made to utter in the midst of the battle — " Methinks it were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain." The speech is characteristic, and may be read as an illustrative specimen of Shakspeare's mode... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1841 - 428 Seiten
...both, ' They prosper best of all when I am thence. ' Would I were dead, if God's good will were so i ' For what is in this world but grief and woe ? " O...were a happy life, " To be no better than a homely swain ; " To sit upon a hill, as I do now ; " To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, " Thereby... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1842 - 634 Seiten
...swearing both, They prosper best of all when I am thence. Would I were dead ! if God's good will were so ; For what is in this world but grief and woe ? O God...it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely swain ; To sit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to see... | |
 | William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1842 - 628 Seiten
...swearing both, They prosper best of all when I am thence. Would I were dead ! if God's good will were so ; For what is in this world but grief and woe ? O God...it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely swain ; To sit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to see... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1842 - 462 Seiten
...both, ' They prosper best of all when I am thence. ' Would I were dead, if God's good will were so I ' For what is in this world but grief and woe ? " O...were a happy life, " To be no better than a homely swain , " To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, " Thereby to see the minutes how they run :... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 494 Seiten
...thence. Would I were dead ! if God's good will were so ; For what is in this world but grief and woe? 0 God ! methinks , it were a happy life , To be no better than a homely swain ; To sit upon a hill , as I do now , To carve out dials quaintly , point by point , Thereby to... | |
 | 1845 - 386 Seiten
...ROGER .SHERMAN a JUDGE, and a SIGNER of the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ! THE SHEPHERD. SHAKSFE ARE . O GOD ! methinks, it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely swain ; To sit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to see... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - 670 Seiten
...thence. Would I were dead, if God's good will were so, For what is in this world but grief and wo ? O God ! methinks it were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain, To sit upon a hill as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to see... | |
 | 1865 - 1460 Seiten
...kingdom for a little grave, A little little grave, an obscure grave: — Richard II. Act 3 Scene 3. O God! methinks it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely swain; To sit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to see... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 934 Seiten
...still discordant wavering multitude — Can play upon it. —Henry IV. Part II. SHEPHERD'S LIFE. OH God ! methinks it were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain ; To sit upon a hill, as I do now ; To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to see... | |
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O God! methinks it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely swain; To sit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to see the minutes how they run, How many make the hour full complete; How many hours bring... 
