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" Is that poor man, that hangs on princes' favours ! There is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, More pangs and fears than wars or women have ; And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, }Never to hope again. "
Prolusiones poeticæ; or, A selection of poetical exercises, in Greek, Latin ... - Page 34
by Prolusiones - 1788
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text by G. Steevens ..., Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 648 pages
...we would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, Q More pangs and fears than wars or women have : And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. — Enter CROMWELL, amazedly. Why, how now, Cromwell ? Crom. I have no power to speak, sir. Wot. What,...
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Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical and Critical, Volume 5

George Daniel, John Cumberland - 1826 - 530 pages
...smile we would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and our ruin, More pangs and fears than wars or women have ; And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. — Enter CROMWELL, L. Why, how now, Cromwell ? Crom. (L.) I have no power to speak, sir. Wol. What,...
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The life and death of Thomas Wolsey, cardinall. Repr., with an intr. and notes

Thomas Storer - 1826 - 138 pages
...Henry the Eighth, Act iii. Sc. 2. O how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours ! And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. P. 42. stanza 1. Danubie.~\ This is the true reading — from the cited passage in England's Parnassus....
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Exercises in Reading and Recitation

Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 266 pages
...man who hangs on princes' favour! There is betwixt that smile he would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and his ruin, More pangs and fears than...falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. Enter Cromwell. Why, how now, Cromwell? Crom. I have no power to speak, Sir. Wol. What! amazed at my...
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The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare: With a Life, Volume 6

William Shakespeare - 1828 - 384 pages
...would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, More pangs and fears than wars or womeu have ; And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. — Enter CROMWELL, amazedly. Why, how now, Cromwell? Crom, I have no power to speak, sir. Wol. What,...
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Beyond Tragedy: Structure & Experience in Shakespeare's Romances, Volume 10

Robert W. Uphaus - 1981 - 172 pages
...smile we would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, More pangs and fears than wars or women have; And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. (III.ii.365-72) Then, after declaring, "The King has cur'd me, / I humbly thank his Grace" (380-81),...
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An Audition Handbook of Great Speeches

Jerry Blunt - 1990 - 232 pages
...smile we would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, More pangs and fears than wars or women have; And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. (57) Act III, Scene 2: Wolsey has just spoken with his faithful follower and pupil, Cromwell, who now...
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The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations

Robert Andrews - 1993 - 1214 pages
...smile we would aspire to. That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin. More pangs and fears than wars or women have. And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616), English dramatist, poet. Cardinal Wolsey, in Henry VIII, acl 3, sc....
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Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations

Suzy Platt - 1992 - 550 pages
...smile we would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, More pangs and fears than wars or women have; And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Henry VIII, act III, scene ii, lines 350-72. Cardinal Wolsey is speaking about...
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Selected Poems

William Shakespeare - 1995 - 136 pages
...smile we would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, More pangs and fears than wars or women have; And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. 42 0 mighty Caesar! dost thou lie so low? Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, Shrunk...
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