 | William Shakespeare - 1825 - 936 pages
...done, is to bang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail Iu monumental mockery. Take the instant wiy : For honour travels in a strait so narrow, Where one but goes abreast : keep the the path ; For emulation hath a thousand sons, That one by one pursue : If yuu give way. Or hedge... | |
 | Henry Phillips - 1825 - 414 pages
...have no rest." Lamentations, v. 5. PERSEVERANCE. CANARY-GLASS.—Phalaris canaricnsis. " Perseverance keeps honour bright; To have done, is to hang quite out of fashion, Like rusty mail in monumental mockery." Skakspeare. We cannot account for this emblem, and perseverance... | |
 | a and w galignani - 1825 - 306 pages
...reputation at the height, we are forgotten. Shakespear gave different.advice, and himself acted upon it. "Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright. To have done, is to hang Unite out of fashion, like a rusty mail, In monumental mockery. Take the instant way; For hononr travels... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1826 - 492 pages
...reputation at the height, we are forgotten. Shakespear gave different advice, and himself acted upon it. " Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright. To...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 648 pages
...scraps are good deeds past : which are devour'd As fast as they are made, forgot as soon As done : Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright :...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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1826 - 486 pages
...reputation at the height, we are forgotten. Shakespear gave different advice, and himself acted upon it. " Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright. To...For honour travels in a strait so narrow, Where one hut goes abreast. Keep then the path; For emulation hath a thousand sons, That one by one pursue. If... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...deeds past, Which are devour'd as fast as they are made, ,i oT Forgot as soon as done : Persev'rance, dear my lord, Keeps Honour bright: to have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail =• 11 In monumental mockery. Take the instant way ; For Honour travels in a strait so narrow, That... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1827 - 658 pages
...good deeds past: which are devour'd As fast as they are made, forgot as soon As done: Preservance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : To have done,...Take the instant way, For honour travels in a strait as narrow, Where one but goes abreast: keep then the path; For emulation hath a thousand sons, That... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1827 - 352 pages
...light so infinitely more forcible than I can, that I must conclude with rather a large quotation : • Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright :...fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental mockery.' " Again, ' Time is like a fashionable host, That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand, And... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1827 - 422 pages
...light so infinitely more forcible than I can, that I must conclude with rather a large quotation : ' Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright :...fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental mockery.' " Again, ' Time is like a fashionable host, That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand, And... | |
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Take the instant way For honour travels in a strait so narrow, W'here 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... 
