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" O, how wretched 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... "
The Works of Shakespeare: Collated with the Oldest Copies, and Corrected - Page 359
by William Shakespeare - 1773
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The book of poetry [ed. by B.G. Johns].

Book - 1847 - 216 pages
...smile that we 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. SHAKSPERE. ADDRESS OF ADAM AND EVE TO THE DEITY. THESE are Thy glorious works, Parent of good ! Almighty,...
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Dictionary of Poetical Quotations: Consisting of Elegant Extracts ..., Volume 1

1847 - 540 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. SHAKSPEARE. 2. O momentary grace of mortal man, Which we more hunt for than the grace of God ! Who...
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Parsing Book: Containing Rules of Syntax, and Models for Analyzing and ...

Allen Hayden Weld - 1848 - 120 pages
...we would aspire to, 15 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. — Why, how now, Cromwell? 20 Cromwdl. — I have no power to speak, sir. Wolsty.— What, amaz'd...
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The Beauties of the British Poets: With a Few Introductory Observations

George Croly - 1849 - 416 pages
...man that hangs on princes' favours. There is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to, The sweet aspect of princes, and our ruin, More pangs and fears than...falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. Cromwell, I did not think to shed a tear, In all my miseries ; but thou hast forced me Out of thy honest...
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The Worthies of Westmorland: Or, Notable Persons Born in that ..., Volume 1

George Atkinson - 1849 - 334 pages
...princes' favours ! There is betwixt that smile he would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes and his ruin, More pangs and fears than war or women have ; And, when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Ne'er to hope again. Mark but my fall and that which ruined me ! My friend, I charge thee, fling away...
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Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest ..., Volume 1

Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 pages
...smile we would a*pire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, More pangs and fears than wars , ' Do you not perceive tha't your mother's nose stnndeth somewhat awry!' — Htnry vm. [Falitufs Cowardice awl Borutiny."] [Talst-iff. who Is represented aa ft monster of fat....
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Class Book of Prose and Poetry: Consisting of Selections from the Best ...

Truman Rickard, Hiram Orcutt - 1850 - 130 pages
...smile we would aspire to, 25 The 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. Cromwell, I did not think to shed a tear 30 In all my miseries ; but thou hast forced me, Out of thy...
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Beauties of the British Poets ...

George Croly - 1850 - 442 pages
...man that hangs on princes' favours. There is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to, The sweet aspect of princes, and our ruin, More pangs and fears than war or women have ; And wlien he falla, he falls like Lucifer, Never to ho'pe again. • Cromwell, I did not think to shed...
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The second Poetical reading book, compiled, with notes, by W. McLeod

Walter McLeod - 1850 - 170 pages
...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. Cromwell, I did not think to shed a tear In all my miseries ; but thou hast forced me, Out of thy honest...
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The dramatic works of William Shakspeare, from the text ..., Part 49, Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1851 - 578 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.— The king shall know it, and, no doubt, shall thank you. So fare you well, my little good lord cardinal....
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