 Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which, like the toad.' ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head ; And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in, stones, and good in every...  The Dramatic Censor: Or, Critical Companion ... - Page 464by Francis Gentleman - 1770Full view - About this book
 | 1829 - 624 pages
...persuade me what I am. Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head : And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running stream, Sermons in stones, and good in every... | |
 | William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 484 pages
...persuade me what I am. Sweet are the uses of adversity ; Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head ;* And this our life, exempt from publick haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1831 - 542 pages
...persuade me what I am. Sweet are the uses of adversity ; Which, like the toad, ugly ana venomous, Wears ign and semblance of her honour. Behold, how like a maid she blushes public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1831 - 554 pages
...n hat I am. Sweet »re the uses of adversi'y ; Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears ^vct a precious jewel in his head; And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, hooks in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and uood in every... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1831 - 500 pages
...me what I am. Sweet are the uses of adversily; Which, like the toad, ugly ana venomous, \Vears vet a precious jewel in his head ; And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1833 - 1140 pages
...persuade me what I am. Sweet are the uses of adversity; Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears pennyworth of public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every... | |
 | Canadian poetry - 1838 - 746 pages
...together." Shaktptan. " Sweet are the uses of adversity! Which, like the toad, ugly and renoinous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head. And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 pages
...persuade me what I am. Sweet are the uses of adversity ; Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears r ; good strings to your beards, new ribbons to jo»r pumps ; mee public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks. Sermons in stones, and good in every... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1839 - 362 pages
...what I am*. > Sweet are the uses of adversity* ; Which', like the toad?, ugly and venomous', Wears yet a precious jewel in his head* ; • And this' . . our life', exempt from publick haunt', Finds tongues in trees*, books' . . in the running brooks'", Sermons in stones', and... | |
 | Beaumont Square Chapel, Mile End (LONDON), John Thomas Barber Beaumont - 1840 - 204 pages
...genius of Shakspeare : " Sweet are the uses of adversity; Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head: And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, hooks in running brooks. Sermons in stones, and good in every... | |
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