 For honour travels in a strait so narrow, Where one but goes abreast: keep then the path; For emulation hath a thousand sons, That one by one pursue: If you give way, Or hedge aside from the direct forthright, Like to an enter'd tide, they all rush by,...  Greek Genius, and Other Essays - Page 185by John Jay Chapman - 1915 - 318 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1765 - 566 pages
...by, Aod leave you hindermpft ; * and there you lie* . Like to a gallant horfe fall'n in firft rank, For pavement * to the abject rear, * o'er-run And trampled on : Then what they do in prefent, Tho* lefs than yours in paft, muft o'er- top yours. 6 Tiau bath, my T.arJ, a ixallet at bis... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 462 pages
...rufh by, And leave you hindermoft ; and there you lie, Like to a gallant horfe fall'n in firftrank, * For pavement to the abject Rear, o'er-run And trampled on : Then what they do in prefent, Tho' lefs than youri in paft, muft o'er-top yours. For time is like a fafhionable hoft, That... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1772 - 378 pages
...rufli by, And leave you hindermoft; and there you ly, Like to a gallant horl'e fallen in firil rank, For pavement to the abject rear, o'er-run And trampled on : then what they do in prefent, Though lefs than yours in part, muft o'er-top yours. For Firae is like a fafhionable hoft,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1795 - 372 pages
...hindermoft ; and there you lie, VoL. VIL D d " Like *i Like to a gallant horfe fall'n in firft rank, " For pavement to the abjecT; rear, o'er-run " And trampled on : then what they do in prefent,' " Tho' lefs than your's in paft, muft o'ertop your's, For Time is like a fafhionable hoft,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1798 - 446 pages
...entred tide, they all rufh by, And leave you hindmoft ; — • Or, like a gallant horfe fallen in firft rank, Lie there for pavement to the abject rear, O'er-run and trampled on: Then what they do i» prefent, Though lefs than yours in paft, muft o'er-top yours :. For Time is like a fafhionable... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 426 pages
...keep then the path ; For emulation hath a thousand sons, That one by one pursue : If you give way, Or hedge aside from the direct forthright, Like to...And leave you hindmost; — Or, like a gallant horse fallen in first rank, Lie there for pavement to the abject rear, O'er-run and trampled on : Then what... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 548 pages
...abreast: keep then the path; For emulation hath a thousand sons, That one by one pursue: If you give way, Or hedge aside from the direct forthright, Like to...And leave you hindmost;— Or, like a gallant horse fallen in first rank, Lie there for pavement to the abject rear, O'er-run and trampled on: Then what... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 408 pages
...abreast: keep then the path; For emulation hath a thousand sons, That one by one pursue : If you give way, Or hedge aside from the direct forthright, Like to...And leave you hindmost; — Or, like a gallant horse fallen in first rank, Lie there for pavement to the abject rear, O'er-run and trampled on : Then what... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 434 pages
...abreast: keep then the path; For emulation hath a thousand sons, That one by one pursue : If you give way, Or hedge aside from the direct forthright, Like to...And leave you hindmost; — Or, like a gallant horse fallen in first rank, Lie there for pavement to the abject rear, O'er-run and trampled on : Then what... | |
 | E H. Seymour - 1805 - 504 pages
...deficiency of a foot:—we might read, " As done, 'tis perseverance dear, my lord." 369,, " . They leave you hindmost, " Or, like a gallant horse, fall'n...rank, " Lie there for pavement to the abject rear." censure their incongruity, is utterly unpardonable : as the construction stands, it is they, (ie the... | |
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