 He reads much; He is a great observer and he looks Quite through the deeds of men; he loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music; Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort As if he mock'd himself and scorn'd his spirit That could be moved...  The Ladies of Lovel-Leigh - Page 228by Julia Cecilia Stretton - 1862 - 326 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 556 pages
...if my name were liable to fear, I do not know the man I should avoid So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much; He is a great observer, and he looks Quite through the deeds of men : he loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony ; he hears no musick i7 : Seldom he smiles ; and smiles in... | |
 | George Daniel, John Cumberland - English drama - 1826 - 530 pages
...if my name was liable to fear, I do not know the man I should avoid So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much ; He is a great observer, and he looks Quite through the deeds of men: he loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony ; he hears no music ; Seldom he smiles ; and smiles in such... | |
 | David Hume - 1826 - 628 pages
...character which Caesar gives of Cassius. lie loves no play, As thou do'st, Anthony : He hears no music : Seldom he smiles ; and smiles in such a sort, As if he mocked himself, and scorned his spirit That could be moved to smile at any thing. ° There is no man... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 560 pages
...well-known lines of Shakespeare. Indeed, the whole description of Cassius might be applied to Swift: He reads much, He is a great observer, and he looks...scorn'd his spirit That could be moved to smile at any thing. The features of the Dean have been preserved in several paintings, busts, and medals.* In... | |
 | Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1827 - 550 pages
...the whole description of Cassius might he applied to Swift: He reads much, He is a great ohserver, and he looks Quite through the deeds of men. — Seldom...mock'd himself, and scorn'd his spirit That could he moved to smile at any thing. several paintings, husts, and medals.* IH youth, he was reckoned handsome... | |
 | Horne (of the India house.) - Adventure and adventurers - 1827 - 266 pages
...with a haughty step, and clouded brow, without noticing any one : — " Seldom he smiled, or smiled in such a sort, As if he mock'd himself, and scorn'd his spirit, That could be moved to smile at any thing." The first time I was honoured with his notice, was on my way up the rigging to furl the... | |
 | Horne (of the India house.) - Adventure and adventurers - 1827 - 254 pages
...with a haughty step, and clouded brow, without noticing any one :— " Seldom he smiled, or smiled in such a sort, As if he mock'd himself, and scorn'd his spirit, That could be moved to smile at any thing." The first time I was honoured with his notice, was on my way up the rigging to furl the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1827 - 658 pages
...looks Quite through the deeds of men : he loves n« yila**. As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music: Seldom he smiles; and smiles in such a sort. As if he mock'd himself, and scorn'd his sph t That could be mov'd to smile at any thing; Such men as he be never at heart's ease, Whiles they... | |
 | Scotland - 1828 - 988 pages
...avoid So soon as that spare Cassius. He loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony ; he bears no music ; Seldom he smiles ; and smiles in such a sort As if...spirit, That could be moved to smile at anything. Such men as he be never at heart's ease, Whiles they behold a greater than themselves, And therefore... | |
 | Lucy Hake - Anecdotes - 1828 - 334 pages
...for the advertisement only intimates that ' He has a lean and hungry look; but he's not dangerous: he reads much: He is a great observer; and he looks Quite through the deeds of men.' SHAKSPEARE!—HUM! "So I suspect you will not now be over anxious to cultivate his acquaintance, since... | |
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