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Other editions - View allCommon terms and phrases1st quarto a-land acts adopts American Book Company American literature Antiochus Bawd Boult brothel Camb Cerimon Chicago S. S. Clarke Cleon Coll corrected by Malone corrected by Rowe corrected by Steevens Cymbeline daughter dead death Diana Dionyza doth drama early eds early quartos edition editors English Enter Pericles Ephesus Escanes Exeunt Exit eyes father Fisherman Fleay folio Gentleman Gentlemen of Verona give gods hast hath heaven Helicanus honour king Knight lady Leonine lord Lychorida Lysimachus maid Malone reads Marina master Mytilene ne'er never noble omit Pandar passages Pentapolis Pirate play poet prince of Tyre printed prol Rich Sailor Scene Shakespeare Shakspere shore Simonides Steevens conjectures Steevens reads story Tarsus tell Thaisa Thaliard thee Thetis thou art thought three quartos unto Walker conjectures Whole wife Wilkins's novel Winter's Tale word Popular passagesPage 57 - Fisherman. Why, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones. I can compare our rich misers to nothing so fitly as to a whale; a' plays and tumbles, driving the poor fry before him, and at last devours them all at a mouthful. Such whales have I heard on o' the land, who never leave gaping till they 've swallowed the whole parish, church, steeple, bells, and all. Page 9 - THE LATE And much admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. With the true relation of the whole Historie, aduentures, and fortunes of the said Prince: As also The no lesse strange, and worthy accidents in the Birth and Life, of his Daughter MARIANA. As it hath been diuers and sundry times acted by his Maiesties Seruants, at the Globe on the Banck-side. By William Shakespeare. Page 24 - And do they not know that a tragedy is tied to the laws of poesy, and not of history; not bound to follow the story, but having liberty either to feign a quite new matter, or to frame the history to the most tragical conveniency? Page 9 - The late, and much admired Play called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. With the true Relation of the whole Historic, adventures and fortunes of the said Prince : as also, The no lesse strange and worthy accidents, in the Birth and Life of his Daughter Mariana. As it hath been diuers and sundry times acted by his Maiesties Seruants, at the Globe on the Banck-side. By William Shakespeare. Page 105 - Helicanus, strike me, honour'd sir; Give me a gash, put me to present pain; Lest this great sea of joys rushing upon me, O'erbear the shores of my mortality, And drown me with great sweetness. Bibliographic information
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