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" When that this body did contain a spirit, A kingdom for it was too small a bound ; But now, two paces of the vilest earth Is room enough. "
The Plays & Poems of Shakespeare: King Henry iV. King Henry V - Page 128
by William Shakespeare - 1857
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Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc, Volume 12

William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1828 - 882 pages
...to me : Prince Henry makes the following reflection over the dead body of Hotspur i • When tliat this body did contain a spirit, A kingdom for It was...now two paces of the vilest earth Is room enough.' As a parallel to this passage, Dr. Johnion has quoted theae lines from Ovid : • Carmlnlbus confide...
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The Seven Tragedies of Aeschylus

Aeschylus - Greek drama - 1829 - 362 pages
...doth hold. Again in King Henry IV. Part I. Act v. Sc. 5. Fare thee well, great heart! — Ill-weav'd ambition, how much art thou shrunk ! When that this...now, two paces of the vilest earth Is room enough. i How much more of the dignity of tragedy is there in this than in the account which Euripides has...
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A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art ..., Volume 20

Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 798 pages
...against this fire Do I -Im- /: up. Shakspeare. King John. Ill-weaved ambition how much art thou thrnnk! When that this body did contain a spirit, A kingdom...now two paces of the vilest earth Is room enough. Shakspeare. I'll embrace him with a soldier's arm, That he shall shrink under my courtesy. Id. The...
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Collections from the Greek Anthology

Robert Bland - English poetry - 1833 - 468 pages
...magno restat Achille Nescio quid, parvam quod non bene compleat urnam." And Shakspeare (Henry IV.) " When that this body did contain a spirit, A kingdom...now two paces of the vilest earth Is room enough." See also Pliny, HN ii. 68, XXII. Ti's, rivos ovcra, yvvai, Itapiriv virb Kiova Keioai., (Cod. Vat....
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Descriptive Catalogue of a Cabinet of Roman Imperial Large-brass Medals

William Henry Smyth - Coins - 1834 - 392 pages
...sufficit uroae." Sbakspeare finely alludes to this sentiment :— " Ill-weaved ambition, bow much art tbou shrunk ? When that this body did contain a spirit,...now, two paces of the vilest earth Is room enough." et déplus estait quereleuse, et lubrique, lascive, et fait subjecte à ses plaisirs.'1'' Still lier...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1837 - 516 pages
...For worms, brave Percy: Fare thce well, (Treat heart ! — Ill-wcav'd ambition, how much art thcvi shrunk! When that this body did contain a spirit,...small a bound ; But now, two paces of the vilest earth If room cnoiijh : — This earth, that bears thee dead, Bears not alive so stout a pcntleman. If thou...
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Shakspearian Readings: Selected and Adapted for Young Persons and Others

William Shakespeare, Benjamin Humphrey Smart - English drama - 1839 - 490 pages
...worms, brave Percy : Fare thee well, great Ill-weav'd ambition, how much art thou shrunk! When lhat this body did contain a spirit, A kingdom for it was...This earth, that bears thee dead, Bears not alive so brave a gentleman. Adieu, and take thy praise with thee to heaven! This day's defeat sleep with thee...
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The Satires of Juvenal and Persius: From the Texts of Ruperti and Orellius ...

Juvenal - Verse satire, Latin - 1839 - 570 pages
...apostrophe of Prince Henry to the lifeless remains of Hotspur : " Fare thee well, great heart! 111-weaved ambition, how much art thou shrunk ! When that this...now, two paces of the vilest earth Is room enough!" KH iv. pt. i. AV sc. iv. The reader of taste and feelmj will be pleased with the following exquisite...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Winter's tale. Comedy of errors ...

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 572 pages
...my tongue.—No, Percy, thou art dust, And food for [Dies. P. Hen. For worms, brave Percy. Fare thee Ill-weaved ambition, how much art thou shrunk! When...bound; But now, two paces of the vilest earth Is room enough.—This earth, that bears thee dead, Bears not alive so stout a gentleman. If thou wert sensible...
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The Satires of Juvenal and Persius: From the Texts of Ruperti and Orellius ...

Juvenal - Verse satire, Latin - 1839 - 572 pages
...Hotspur : " Fare thee well, great heart ! Ill-weaved ambition, how much art thou shrunk ! When that thU body did contain a spirit, A kingdom for it was too...now, two paces of the vilest earth Is room enough!" KH iv. pt. i. AV sc. iv. The reader of taste and feeling will be pleased with the following exquisite...
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