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" Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead ! In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility ; But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger... "
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern: English and Foreign ... - Page 158
1899 - 658 pages
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Oration on the Life and Character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette ..., Issue 5

John Quincy Adams - 1835 - 84 pages
...a great convulsion of the social system. It has been said, by a great master of human nature — " In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man As modest...and humility ; But when the blast of war blows in your ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger." Too faithfully did the People of France, and the...
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Henry IV, pt. 2. Henry V. Henry VI, pts. 1-3

William Shakespeare - 1836 - 556 pages
...Hen. Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more ; Or close the wall up with our English dead ! In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man, As modest...sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favored rage. Then lend the eye a terrible aspect ; Let it pry through the portage of the head,2...
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The United States Speaker: A Copious Selection of Exercises in Elocution ...

John Epy Lovell - 1836 - 534 pages
...Shakspean Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more ; Or close the wall up with our English dead. In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest...summon up the blood, — Disguise fair nature with hard-favored rage ; Then lend the eye a terrible aspect ; Let it'pry through the portage of the head,...
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The Elocutionist: Consisting of Declamations and Readings in Prose and ...

Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 pages
...HARFLEUR.—Shakspeare. Once more unto the breach, dear friends! once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead. In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest...Then imitate the action of the tiger : Stiffen the sinews—summon up the blood— Disguise fair nature with hard-favored rage : Then lend the eye a terrible...
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Essays : on self-love

William Hazlitt - 1836 - 486 pages
...must be resorted to, instead of depending wholly on the hidden and intrinsic merits of the case. " In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man As modest...blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tyger ; Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage : Then...
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Literary remains of the late William Hazlitt. With a notice of his life, by ...

William Hazlitt - 1836 - 1000 pages
...must be resorted to, instead of depending wholly on the hidden and intrinsic merits of the case. " In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man As modest...blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tyger ; Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage : Then...
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Literary Remains of the Late William Hazlitt: Essays: On self-love. On the ...

William Hazlitt - 1836 - 486 pages
...must be resorted to, instead of depending wholly on the hidden and intrinsic merits of the case. " In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man As modest...blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tyger ; Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage : Then...
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Principles of elocution

William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 pages
...SLOW. Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more ; Or close the wall up with our English dead ! In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man, As modest...sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favoured rage — On, on, you noblest English, Whose blood is fetched from fathers of war-proof...
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The Moral and Intellectual School Book: Containing Instructions for Reading ...

William Martin - 1838 - 368 pages
...HARFLEUR, ONCE more unto the breach, dear friends, once more ; Or close the wall up with our English dead ! In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man As modest...Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage ; Then, lend the eye a terrible aspect ; Let it pry through the portage of the head Like the brass cannon !...
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The wisdom and genius of Shakspeare: comprising moral philosophy ...

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...swearing, and stern looks, diffused attire, And every thing that seems unnatural. 20 — v. 2. 154 In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man, As modest...Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage : Then lend the eye a terrible aspect; Let it pry through the portage of the head, Like the brass cannon ;...
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