Tis almost morning; I would have thee gone: And yet no further than a wanton's bird; Who lets it hop a little from her hand, Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves, And with a silk thread plucks it back again, So loving-jealous of his liberty. The Works of Shakespeare: in Eight Volumes - Page 31by William Shakespeare - 1767Full view - About this book
| Elizabeth Inchbald - 1808 - 418 pages
...Forgetting any other home but this. Jul. Tis almost morning, I would have thee gone, And yet not farther than a wanton's bird, That lets it hop a little from her hand, And with a silk thread pulls it back again, So loving-jealous of his liberty. Rom. I would I were thy... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 484 pages
...Johnson. Rather, you trifle with me as if you were playing with a child. So, in Romeo and Juliet : " I would have thee gone, " And yet no further than a...bird, " That' lets it hop a little from her hand, " And with a silk thread pulls it back again." Ritson. A passage in Kmg John shows that wanton here... | |
| John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 544 pages
...Thefe few words exprcl's the fubftance of Juliet's beautiful fpeech to Romeo : Tis alraoft morning, I would have thee gone ; And yet no further than a wanton's bird ; Who lets it hop a little from her hand, Like a poor prifoner in his twifted gyveS, And with a filk... | |
| DR. JOHNSON - 1812 - 480 pages
...till thou remember'st why. Lav. The morning's breaking ; I would have thee gone ; And yet no farther than a wanton's bird, That lets it hop a little from her hand, To pull it by its fetters back again. Mar.jun. Would I were thine. . • V Lav. Indeed and so would... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1812 - 414 pages
...still stay, to have thee still forget, Forgetting any other home but this. Jul. 'Tis almost morning, I would have thee gone ; And yet no further than a wanton's bird ; Who lets it hop a little from her hand, Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves, And with a silk... | |
| Thomas Otway - 1813 - 416 pages
...till thou remember'st why. Lav. The morning's breaking ; I would have thee gone ; And yet no farther than a wanton's bird. That lets it hop a little from her hand, To pull it by it's fetters back again. Mar.jun. Would I were thine ! Lav. Indeed and so would I : Yet... | |
| Thomas Otway, Thomas Thornton - 1813 - 420 pages
...forgot why I did call thee back. Lav. The morning's breaking; I would have thee gone; And yet no farther than a wanton's bird, That lets it hop a little from her hand, To pull it by it's fetters back again. Mar.jun. Let me here stay till thou remember'st why. Lav. Indeed... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1813 - 480 pages
...still stay, to have thee still forget, Forgetting any other home but this. JUL. "Tis almost morning, I would have thee gone: And yet no further than a wanton's bird ; Who lets it hop a little from her hand, Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves, And with a silk... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1814 - 528 pages
...stay, to have thee still forget, Forgetting any other home but this. .li.iL 'Tis almost morning, I would have thee gone : And yet no further than a wanton's bird; Who lets it hop a little from her hand, Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves, And with a silk... | |
| 1816 - 782 pages
...•Swift. * To HOP. vn [bofpan, Sax. happen, Dutch.] x. To jump; to fltip lightly. . n , , .. . r' I" would have thee gone, '• And yet no further than a wanton's bird, ' That lets it bop a little from her band, .- Aii J with a lilk thread plucks it back again. Sbakejpeart, Go, bop... | |
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