I'll kneel down And ask of thee forgiveness: so we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too, — Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out;... Lyric Poetry - Page 152by Ernest Rhys - 1913 - 374 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1842 - 340 pages
...the cage. When thou dost ask me blessing, I 'l1 kneel down, And ask of thee forgiveness : so we 'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and...butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news ; and we 'll talk with them too, — Who loses, and who wins ; who 's in, who 's out ; — And take upon... | |
| Rowan Williams - 2003 - 160 pages
...intrigue and ambition; they will see the truth, living in repeated reconciliation with each other. 'We'll live, / And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh / At gilded butterflies.'' It is a poignant picture of undramatic life, and it will instantly be broken by 7 William Shakespeare.... | |
| Susan Finney - 2003 - 132 pages
...Frances Cordelia, my beautiful first grandchild, who was wise enough to choose the perfect parents. And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh at gilded butterflies. — King Lear Scholastic Inc. grants teachers the right to photocopy the reproducibles from this book... | |
| Stanley Cavell - 2003 - 276 pages
...scene. Now, at the end, Lear returns her pledge with his lover's song, his invitation to voyage (". . . so we'll live, and pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh"). The fantasy of this speech is as full of detail as a daydream, and it is clearly a happy dream for... | |
| Hunter Drohojowska-Philp - 2004 - 696 pages
...like birds i' the cage: When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down, And ask of thee forgiveness: so we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales,...who wins; who's in, who's out; And take upon's the mystery of things, As if we were God's spies: and we'll wear out, In a walled prison, packs and sects... | |
| Piotr Sadowski - 2003 - 336 pages
...ambitions related to the now discarded persona and stoically indifferent to the affairs of this world: So we'll live And pray, and sing, and tell old tales,...wins, who's in, who's out — And take upon's the mystery of things As if we were God's spies. (5.3.11-17) The inner calm insulates Lear psychologically... | |
| Kim Paffenroth - 2004 - 188 pages
...like birds i' th' cage. When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down And ask of thee forgiveness. So we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales,...loses and who wins; who's in, who's out — And take upon 's the mystery of things As if we were God's spies; and we'll wear out, In a walled prison, packs... | |
| Erica Fudge - 2004 - 264 pages
...fate: No, no, no, no. Come, let's away to prison. We two alone will sing like birds i'th' cage. ... so we'll live And pray and sing and tell old tales...Talk of court news, and we'll talk with them too. . . . He that parts us shall bring a brand from heaven And fire us hence like foxes. :3 His bird metaphor... | |
| R. Clifton Spargo - 2004 - 338 pages
...like birds i'th' cage. When thou dost ask me blessing, I'll kneel down And ask of thee forgiveness; so we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales,...butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news. . . . (5.3.8-14) Ending his speech confident that in a "walled prison" he and Cordelia can outlast... | |
| Jason Hepple, Laura Sutton - 2004 - 252 pages
...i'the cage; When thou dost ask me blessing. I'll kneel down And ask of thee forgiveness. So we' 11 live. And pray. and sing. and tell old tales. and...butterflies. and hear poor rogues Talk of court news. 1King Lear. 5.3.81 Kahn reflects on this that 'parent and child are equal. the gestures of deference... | |
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