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" O gentlemen, the time of life is short ! To spend that shortness basely were too long, If life did ride upon a dial's point, Still ending at the arrival of an hour. "
Curiosities of Clocks and Watches: From the Earliest Times - Page 84
by Edward J. Wood - 1866 - 443 pages
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The Plays of Shakspeare: Printed from the Text of Samuel Johnson ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1807 - 382 pages
...persuasion. Enter a Messenger. Mess. My lord, here are letters for you. Hot. I cannot read them now.— O gentlemen, the time of life is short; To spend that...a dial's point, Still ending at the arrival of an hoifr. An if we live, we live to tread on kings; If die, brave death, when princes die with us! Now...
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The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the ...

Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 416 pages
...engag'd, did bear it ; Which cannot chuse but bring him quickly on. Hot. Arm, arm with speed! — O, gentlemen, the time of life is short ; To spend that...dial's point, Still ending at the arrival of an hour. An if we live, we live to tread on kings ; If die, brave death, when princes die with us! Enter RABY....
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King Henry IV.: The First[-second] Part ... in Five Acts

William Shakespeare - 1808 - 400 pages
...engag'd, did bear it; Which cannot chuse but bring him quickly on. Hot. Arm, arm with speed! — O, gentlemen, the time of life is short; To spend that...dial's point, Still ending at the arrival of an hour. An if we live, we live to tread on kings ; If die, brave death, when princes die with us! Enter RABY....
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The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the ...

Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 398 pages
...engag'd, did bear it; Which cannot chuse but bring him quickly on. Hot. Arm, arm with speed ! — O, gentlemen, the time of life is short; To spend that...dial's point, Still ending at the arrival of an hour. An if we live, we live to tread on kings ; If die, brave death, when princes die with us ! Enter RABY....
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The Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1810 - 458 pages
...persuasion. Enter a Messenger. Mess. My lord, here are letters for you. Hot. 1 cannot read them now. — 0 gentlemen, the time of life is short ; To spend...dial's point, Still ending at the arrival of an hour. An if we live, we live to tread on kings ; If die, brave death, when princes die with us ! Now, for...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text of the ..., Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1811 - 534 pages
...persuasion. Enter a Messenger. Mess. My lord, here are letters for you. Hot. I cannot read them now.— O gentlemen, the time of life is short ; To spend that...dial's point. Still ending at the arrival of an hour. An if we live, we live to tread on kings ; If die, brave death, when princes die with us ! Now for...
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Comedy of errors. Macbeth. King John. King Richard II. King Henry IV., part I

William Shakespeare - 1811 - 544 pages
...prince, so wild, at liberty :] Of any prince that played such pranks, and was not confined as a madman. To spend that shortness basely, were too long, If...dial's point, Still ending at the arrival of an hour. An if we live, we live to tread on kings ; If die, brave death, when princes die with us ! Now for...
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The Works of William Shakespeare: In Nine Volumes, Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1810 - 454 pages
...persuasion. Enter a Messenger. Mess. My lord, here are letters for you. Hot. I cannot read them now. — O gentlemen, the time of life is short ; To spend that...dial's point. Still ending at the arrival of an hour. An if we live, we live to tread on kings ; Jf die, brave death, when princes die with us ! Now, for...
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Auntient lere, a selection of aphoristical and preceptive passages from the ...

Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...god-like reason, To rust in us unus'd. The time of life is short; To spend that shortness basely, 'twere too long If life did ride upon a dial's point; Still ending at the arrival of an hour. IBID. BE frugal of your time ; it is one of the best jewels we have ; and to that end avoid idleness,...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1813 - 942 pages
...persuasion. Enter a Messenger. Men. My lord, here are letters for yon. Hut. I cannot read them now. — O gentlemen, the time of life is short ; To spend that shortness basely, were too long, f life did ride upon a dial's point, Still ending at the arrival of an hour. An if we live, we live...
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