 tis the mind that makes the body rich ; And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds, So honour peereth in the meanest habit. What, is the jay more precious than the lark, Because his feathers are more beautiful ? Or is the adder better than the eel,...  The Philosophy of Shakspere: Extracted from His Plays - Page 148by William Shakespeare, Michael Henry Rankin - 1841 - 238 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 554 pages
...round cape. Even in these honest, mean habiliments. Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor ; For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich ; And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds, So honor peereth in the meanest habit. What, is the jay more precious than the lark, Because his feathers... | |
 | Alfred Pownall - 1864 - 112 pages
...speak approvingly of the outlay, except those whose approval and commendation are not worth possessing. "Tis the mind that makes the body rich And as the...darkest clouds, So honour peereth in the meanest habit. Taming of the Shrew, iv. 3. If they have good looks and a virtuous disposition they need not the tinsel... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1887 - 102 pages
...father's, Even in these honest mean habiliments ; Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor : For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich ; And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds, So honor peereth in the meanest habit. What, is the jay more precious than the lark, Because his feathers... | |
 | Sidney Homan - 1981 - 246 pages
...the man, at least not the real man (3.2.119). Petruchio knows well enough the proper priorities: "For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich; / And as the...clouds, / So honour peereth in the meanest habit" (4.3.174-76). The union with Kate, superficially embodying sex and violence, may be ultimately a deep... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1993 - 148 pages
...your father's Even in these honest mean habiliments: Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor, For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich; And as the...habit. What, is the jay more precious than the lark, 170 Because his feathers are more beautiful? Or is the adder better than the eel, Because his painted... | |
 | Camille Wells Slights - 1993 - 316 pages
...then capriciously denying her the proposed finery, he expounds the moral even more explicitly: For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich; And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds, So honor peereth in the meanest habit. What, is the jay more precious than the lark, Because his feathers... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1994 - 692 pages
...your father's Even in these honest mean habiliments. Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor, For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich, And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds, 170 So honour peereth in the meanest habit. What, is the jay more precious than the lark Because his... | |
 | Peter J. Leithart - 1996 - 288 pages
...dressed in a fancy gown is still a shrew. This is the point of his lecture on the value of clothing: 'tis the mind that makes the body rich; And as the...the eel Because his painted skin contents the eye? O no, good Kate; neither art thou the worse For this poor furniture and mean array. (4.3.169-177) Until... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1996 - 1290 pages
...father's, Even in these honest mean habiliments: Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor; For ur Grace. DUKE OF GLOSTER. Then send for one presently....me a stool hither by and by. [A aool brought out.] O, no, good Kate; neither art thou the worse For this poor furniture and mean array. If thou account's!... | |
 | Stanley Wells - 1997 - 438 pages
...father's Even in these honest, mean habiliments; Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor, For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich, And as the...darkest clouds, So honour peereth in the meanest habit. (4.3.167-72) Or, as Shakespeare puts it in Sonnet 146, 'Within be fed, without be rich no more'. Petruccio... | |
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