 Than the soft myrtle; but man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured, His glassy essence, like an angry ape, 120 Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven As make the angels weep; who, with our spleens,...  The Metropolitan Magazine - Page 1931846Full view - About this book
 | 1804 - 646 pages
...myrtle ! O, but roan ! proud man ! " Drest in a litt'e brief authority ; " Most ignorant of what is most assured, " His glassy essence — like an angry ape, " Plays such fantastic tricks before hjgh Heaven, " As makes the angels weep." SHAKESPEAR. Since the publication of the first edition of... | |
 | James Wilson - 1804 - 494 pages
...bolt Spht'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Than the soft myrtie : O, but man, proud man, Dressed in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured, His glassy substance ; like an angry ape, Plays such fantastick tricks before high, heaven, As make the angels... | |
 | Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - 1808 - 240 pages
...that it seldom fails to intoxicate him, and overturn his reason and virtue. -Man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's...like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before tiigh Heav'n, As make the angels weep. " But," say you, " suppose the parent or the ' king exert his... | |
 | John Moore, Robert Anderson - 1820 - 544 pages
...Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Than the soft myrtle ! O, but man I proud man t Drest in a little brief authority ; Most ignorant of what he's...His glassy essence — like an angry ape, Plays such fantastick tricks before high Heaven, As make the angels weep. SuKiinuu. JLLANNO the slave, mentioned... | |
 | John Moore - 1820 - 552 pages
...Split 'st the unwei%cal.»le and gnarled oak, Than 'he soft myrtle ! O, hut man ! proud mm ! Drest in a little brief authority ; Most ignorant of what he's...His glassy essence— like an angry ape, Plays such fantastick tricks before high Heaven, As make the angels weep. SlUKESPFARS. M'ffji< HANNO the slave,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 482 pages
...bolt, Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak2, Than the soft myrtle ; — O, but man, proud man ! f Brest in a little brief authority; Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, His glassy essence, — like an angry ape, Plays such fantastick tricks before high heaven,... | |
 | 1828 - 604 pages
...have been informed by officers of respectability from the coast, he ' O but man ! proud man, Drest in a little brief authority ; Most ignorant of what he's...assured, His glassy essence, like an angry ape, Plays sudi fantastic tricks before high heaven, As inakc the angels weep !' Truly, if the feelings of the... | |
 | 1828 - 536 pages
...the srenius of intolerant pride and persecution manifests itself. Thus, "Man, proud man, J5iv,;it in a little brief authority — Most ignorant of what he's most assured, His glasty essence— like an angry ape, Flays such fantastic tricks before high Heaven As mukes the angels... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 852 pages
...publication thereof, even till Lbis present day and hoar Haulier. ISAB. 0 but man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's..., His glassy essence like an angry ape, Plays such fantastick tricks before high heav'n. As makes the angels weep. ShaJapeare. Measure for Measure. Idle... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 798 pages
...the eighth appears, who bean at,lau Which thews me many more. Id. Macbeth. Man ! proad man ! Drrst in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured His gUuay euence, like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic*: trick* before high heaven. As make the angels... | |
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