 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, Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven As make the angels weep; who, with our spleens,...  The Meaning of Democracy - Page 61by Ivor John Carnegie Brown - 1920 - 175 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1801 - 618 pages
...myrtle ! O, but man ! proud man ! ' Drest in a little brief authority ; ' Most ignorant of what is most assured, ' His glassy essence—like an angry ape, " Plays such fantastic tricks before high Heaven, * " As rriakfi the angels weep." SHAKESPEARE. COL. EDWARD-MARCUS DESPARD. THE times... | |
 | James Wilson - 1804 - 494 pages
...sulphurous 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) - 1807 - 372 pages
...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 most assured, His glassy essence, like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high Hear'n, As make the angels weep.... | |
 | 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 most assured, His glassy essence, like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before tiigh Heav'n, As make the angels weep.... | |
 | John Moore - 1820 - 268 pages
...Splitt'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Than the soft myrtle ! O, but man ! proud man ! Brest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured, His glassy essence — like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high Heaven, As make the angels weep."... | |
 | 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 most assured, His glassy essence— like an angry ape, Plays such fantastick tricks before high Heaven, As make the angels weep.... | |
 | 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 most assured, His glassy essence — like an angry ape, Plays such fantastick tricks before high Heaven, As make the angels... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - 1828 - 598 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 most assured, His glassy essence, like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven, As make the angels weep... | |
 | 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 most assured, His glassy essence, like an angry ape, Plays sudi fantastic tricks before high heaven, As inakc the angels weep... | |
 | 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... | |
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