That to the observer doth thy history Fully unfold. Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, they on thee. Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves ; for if our virtues... The Works of William Shakespeare - Page 254by William Shakespeare - 1857Full view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - Drama - 1991 - 234 pages
...Measure 1.1.40 Fully unfold. Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper as to waste 30 Thyself upon thy virtues, they on thee. Heaven doth...alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not fInely touched 35 But to fine issues: nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence But, like... | |
| William Shakespeare - Drama - 1998 - 276 pages
...his mind : ( i ) the candlestick {eg Matthew s: is), (2) the woman with an issue of blood (the verNot light them for themselves; for if our virtues Did...alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touched But to fine issues, nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence But, like... | |
| Carol Ochs - Philosophy - 1997 - 206 pages
...the mother suggests that true worship is not to give thanks but to do thanks — to pass on the gift. Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper...go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not.13 Beyond Images Beyond the image of the mother, is there anything that can aid us on the way that... | |
| Harry Berger, Peter Erickson - Literary Criticism - 1997 - 532 pages
...unfolded character expressed in the immediately preceding lines: Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine so proper as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, they...forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. (1.1.29-35) If Angelo hasn't yet published his virtues, what is the content of his already unfolded... | |
| David Boucher - History - 1997 - 364 pages
...Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee. Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do,...Spirits are not finely touch'd But to fine issues. [William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, Act One, Scene One, lines 31-3] will; in collisions, going... | |
| Stanley Wells - Biography & Autobiography - 1997 - 438 pages
...first givers. (3.3.95-7) Here, the Duke tells Angelo that his virtues must be set to work: Heaven does with us as we with torches do, Not light them for...forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. (1.1.32-5) It is a thematic statement whose sexual resonances are explored in the first seventeen of... | |
| Daniel Fischlin, Mark Fortier - English drama - 2000 - 330 pages
...come to know your pleasure. DUKE Angelo, There is a kind of character in thy life That to th'observer doth thy history Fully unfold. Thyself and thy belongings...alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touched But to fine issues, nor Nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence But, like... | |
| Robert B. Bennett - Drama - 2000 - 204 pages
...nature of Nature, speaking of her in personified terms, as a cognitive, intentional, divine force: Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light...forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But like a thrifty goddess, she determines... | |
| Kodŭng Kwahagwŏn (Korea). International Conference, Kenji Fukaya - Mirror symmetry - 2001 - 940 pages
...city. His experience has also brought home to him the broader truth of his own admonition to Angelo: Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper...forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. (1.1.29-35) Living comfortably insulated in his citadel while relying upon his subordinates, the Duke... | |
| Mike Sanders - Feminism - 2001 - 632 pages
...315 69 The Moral Virtues [Catherine Bariuby] from The New Moral World, 14 December 1839, pp. 948-9. "Heaven doth with us as we with torches do; Not light...finely touch'd But to fine issues: nor nature never tends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But, like a thrifty goddess, she determines Herself the... | |
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