 This is the excellent foppery of the world, that when we are sick in fortune — often the surfeit of our own behaviour — we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon and the stars : as if we were villains by necessity, fools by heavenly compulsion...  The fatalists; or, Records of 1814 and 1815 - Page 263by Mrs. Kelly - 1821Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 396 pages
...Strange ! strange ! [Exit. Edm, 16This is the excellent foppery of the world! that, when we are sick in fortune, (often the surfeit of our own behaviour,)...and the stars : as if we were villains by necessity; fools, by heavenly compulsion; knaves, thieves, and treachers, by spherical predominance; drunkards,... | |
 | 1802 - 436 pages
...EDMUND. This is theexcelient foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune, (often the surfeits of our own behaviour) we make guilty of our disasters, the sun, the moon, and stars; as if. we were villians on necessity ; fools, by heavenly compulsion ; knaves, thieves, and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 488 pages
...Strange ! strange ! [Exit. Edm. This is the excellent foppery of the world ! that, when we are sick in fortune, (often the surfeit of our own behaviour,)...and the stars : as if we were villains by necessity : fools, by heavenly compulsion ; knaves, thieves, and treachers,1 by spherical predominance; drunkards,... | |
 | 1853 - 678 pages
...forsake that excellent foppery ' of the world that, when we are sick in fortune, often the surfeits ' of our own behaviour, we make guilty of our disasters the sun, • the moon, and the stars.' Our experience of the past may guide us in our policy towards China in that future which we have yet... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 642 pages
...— Strange! strange! \Esit: Edm. This is the excellent foppery of the world ! that, when we are sick in fortune, (often the surfeit of our own behaviour,)...and the stars: as if we were villains by necessity; fools, by heavenly compulsion; knaves, thieves, and treachers, by spherical predominance ; drunkards,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 490 pages
...Strange! strange! • [Exit. Edm. This is the excellent foppery of the world! tnat, when we are sick in fortune, (often the surfeit of our own behaviour,)...and the stars: as if we were villains by necessity; fools, by heavenly compulsion; knaves, thieves, and treachers,4 by spherical predominance; drunkards,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 496 pages
...— Strange! strange! [Exit. Edm. This is the excellent foppery of the world! that, when we are sick in fortune, (often the surfeit of our own behaviour,)...and the stars: as if we were villains by necessity; fools, by heavenly compulsion; knaves, thieves, and treachers,4 by spherical predominance; drunkards,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 356 pages
...Strange ! strange ! [Exit. Edm. i6This is the excellent foppery of the world! that, when we are sick in fortune, (often the surfeit of our own behaviour,)...and the stars : as if we were villains by necessity; fools, by heavenly compulsion; knaves, thieves, and treachers, by spherical predominance; drunkards,... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - Satire, English - 1807 - 330 pages
...is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are in sick fortune (often the surfeits of our behaviour) we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars; as if we were villains on necessity; fools by heavenly compulsion; knaves, thieves, and treacherous, by spherical predominance:... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - Fools and jesters - 1807 - 356 pages
...is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are in sick fortune (often the surfeits of our behaviour) we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars; as if we were villains on necessity ; fools by heavenly compulsion ; knaves, thieves, and treacherous, by spherical predominance... | |
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