The Plays of William Shakespeare in Eight Volumes: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators; to which are Added Notes by Sam Johnson, Volume 7J. and R. Tonson, 1765 |
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... faucy fentence directed to his colleague , and to whom the fpeech was probably given , that he might not ftand too long un- employed upon the stage . The The live - long day with patient expectation , To 4 JULIUS CESAR .
... faucy fentence directed to his colleague , and to whom the fpeech was probably given , that he might not ftand too long un- employed upon the stage . The The live - long day with patient expectation , To 4 JULIUS CESAR .
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... ftand under one man's awe ? what ! " Rome ? " My ancestors did from the streets of Rome " The Tarquin drive , when he was call'd a King . " Speak , frike , redress , am I entreated To fpeak , and ftrike ? O Rome ! I make thee promife ...
... ftand under one man's awe ? what ! " Rome ? " My ancestors did from the streets of Rome " The Tarquin drive , when he was call'd a King . " Speak , frike , redress , am I entreated To fpeak , and ftrike ? O Rome ! I make thee promife ...
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... ftand very ftrong with us . Cafca . Let us not leave him out . Cin . No , by no means . Met . O let us have him , for his filver hairs Will purchase us a good opinion , And buy men's voices to commend our deeds : It fhall be faid , his ...
... ftand very ftrong with us . Cafca . Let us not leave him out . Cin . No , by no means . Met . O let us have him , for his filver hairs Will purchase us a good opinion , And buy men's voices to commend our deeds : It fhall be faid , his ...
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... ftand afide . Caius Ligarius ! how ? Cai . Vouchfafe good morrow from a feeble tongue . Bru . O , what a time have you chofe out , brave Caius , To wear a kerchief ? would you were not fick ! Cai . I am not fick , if Brutus have in hand ...
... ftand afide . Caius Ligarius ! how ? Cai . Vouchfafe good morrow from a feeble tongue . Bru . O , what a time have you chofe out , brave Caius , To wear a kerchief ? would you were not fick ! Cai . I am not fick , if Brutus have in hand ...
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... ftand , ' till Cafar pass along , And as a fuitor will I give him this . My heart laments , that virtue cannot live Out of the teeth of emulation . If thou read this , O Cæfar , thou may'st live ; If not , the fates with Traitors do ...
... ftand , ' till Cafar pass along , And as a fuitor will I give him this . My heart laments , that virtue cannot live Out of the teeth of emulation . If thou read this , O Cæfar , thou may'st live ; If not , the fates with Traitors do ...
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Page 64 - O, now you weep ; and, I perceive, you feel The dint of pity : these are gracious drops. Kind souls, what weep you, when you but behold Our Caesar's vesture wounded ? Look you here, Here is himself, marr'd, as you see, with traitors.
Page 10 - I did hear him groan ; Ay, and that tongue of his that bade the Romans Mark him and write his speeches in their books, Alas ! it cried 'Give me some drink, Titinius,
Page 65 - And will, no doubt, with reasons answer you. I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts : I am no orator, as Brutus is ; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend...
Page 55 - O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, That I am meek and gentle with these butchers; Thou art the ruins of the noblest man That ever lived in the tide of times. Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood ! Over thy wounds now do I prophesy...
Page 62 - tis his will : Let but the commons hear this testament, (Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read) And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds, And dip their napkins in his sacred blood ; Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy, Unto their issue.
Page 11 - Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world, Like a Colossus ; and we petty men Walk under his huge legs, and peep about To find ourselves dishonourable graves.
Page 11 - Why should that name be sounded more than yours ? Write them together, yours is as fair a name; Sound them, it doth become the mouth as well; Weigh them, it is as heavy; conjure with 'em, "Brutus" will start a spirit as soon as "Caesar.
Page 58 - Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves; than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men? As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him; but, as he was ambitious, I slew him.
Page 101 - He only, in a general honest thought And common good to all, made one of them. His life was gentle, and the elements So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'This was a man!
Page 39 - Cowards die many times before their deaths ; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come.