 | William Shakespeare - 1785 - 456 sider
...woman.~\ This is from the edition of 1623, and is the true reading. Thus Lear speaking of Cordelia, " Her voice was ever soft, " Gentle and low: — an excellent thing in woman." STEEVENS. In The Midsummer Nighfs dream, Quince tells Flute, who objecls to playing a woman's part,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 396 sider
...'Tis noble Kent, your friend Lear. A plague upon you, murderers, traitors all ! I might have sav'd her; now she's gone for ever! — Cordelia, Cordelia, stay a little. Ha! What is't thou say'str — Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low ; an excellent thing in woman,- — I kill'd the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 488 sider
...Tis noble Kent, your friend. Lear. A plague upon you, murderers, traitors all ! I might have sav'd her; now she's gone for ever! — Cordelia, Cordelia,...Gentle, and low ; an Excellent thing in woman : — I kill'd the slave that was a hanging thee. Off. 'Tis true, my lords, he did. Lear. Did I not, fellow... | |
 | 1856 - 634 sider
...all.' One of the few passages of Shakspeare which he heard or repeated with complacency was : — ' Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low ; an excellent thing in woman.' Natural sweetness of tone, however, did not satisfy him either in reading or singing. One of his female... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 642 sider
...Edg. Tis noble Kent, your friend. Lear. A plague upon you, murderers, traitors all! I might have sav'd her; now she's gone for ever! — Cordelia, Cordelia,...Gentle, and low; an excellent thing in woman : — I kill'd the slave that was a hanging thee. Off. Tis true, my lords, he did. Lear. Did I not, fellow?... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 490 sider
...'Tis noble Kent, your friend. Lear. A plague upon you, murderers, traitors all ! I might have sav'd her; now she's gone for ever!— Cordelia, Cordelia,...Gentle, and low; an excellent thing in woman : — I kill'd the slave that was a hanging thee. Off. 'Tis true, my lords, he did. Lear. Did I not, fellow... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 496 sider
...Tis noble Kent, your friend. Lear. A plague upon you, murderers, traitors all ! I might have sav'd her; now she's gone for ever! — Cordelia, Cordelia,...Gentle, and low; an excellent thing in woman: — I kill'd the slave that was a hanging thee. Off. 'Tis true, my lords, he did. Lear. Did I not, fellow?... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 434 sider
..." a trencher and a napkin i» the buttery." Steevens. 1 With soft low tongue,] So, in King Lear: " Her voice was ever soft, " Gentle and low; an excellent thing in woman." Malone. ~ Who, for twice seven years, &c.l In former editions : Who for this seven years hath esteemed... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 356 sider
...'Tis noble Kent, your friend. Lear. A plague upon you, murderers, traitors all ! I might have sav'd her; now she's gone for ever!— Cordelia, Cordelia,...Gentle, and low ; an excellent thing in woman :— I kill'd the slave that was a hanging thee. Of. 'Tis true, my lords, he did. Lear. Did I not, fellow... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 382 sider
...Pr'ythee, away. Edg. 'Tis noble Kent, your friend. Lear. A plague upon you, murderers, traitors all ! I might have saved her; now she's gone for ever! —...Gentle, and low ; an excellent thing in woman : — I kill'd the slave that was a hanging thee. Off'. Tis true, my lords, he did. Lear. Did I not, fellow... | |
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Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman. 
