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" I'll example you with thievery: The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea: the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun... "
The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore - Page 101
by Thomas Moore - 1840
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The Works of Mr. William Shakespear;: In Six Volumes. Adorn'd with ..., Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1709 - 598 pages
...you Rob: Take wealth, and live together, Do Villany do, fince you proteft to do't, Like Workmen, I'll Example you with Thievery: The Sun's a Thief, and with his great Attraction Robs the vatt Sea. The Moon's an Arrant Thief, And her pale fire (he fnatches from the Sun. The Sea's a Thief,...
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The Works of Shakespeare in Seven Volumes, Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1733 - 492 pages
...Take wealth, and live together. Do villanyi, do, fince you profeis to do't, . . Like workmen ; I'll example you with thievery; ; ' The Sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs; the vaft' ;Sea. "^he Moon's an aif ant thief, And her pale fire me matches from the Sun. The Sea's a thief,...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal

Books - 1824 - 564 pages
...drinking ; and Shakspeare long before had given it a grand paraphrase, in Timon of Athens : " I'll example you with thievery. The sun's a thief, and...thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun." We will first cite the original, and then Mr. Richardson's translation ; and having, in justice to...
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The Works of Shakespeare, Volume 6

William Shakespeare - 1752 - 510 pages
...rob. Take wealth, and live together. Do villany, do, fmce you profefs to do't, Like workmen ; I'll example you with thievery. The Sun's a thief, and with his great attra&ion Robs the vaft Sen. The Moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire fhc fnatches from the Sun....
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 8

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 490 pages
...rob : take wealth and lives together; PO villainy, do, since you profess to do't, Like workmen. I'll example you with thievery : The sun's a thief, and...The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears : the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture7 stolen From general...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare, Volume 6

William Shakespeare - 1804 - 548 pages
...rob: take wealth and lives together; Do villainy, do, since you profess to do't, Like workmen. I'll example you with thievery: The sun's a thief, and...The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears: the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture stolen From general...
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Odes of Anacreon, Volume 1

Anacreon - Greek poetry - 1804 - 194 pages
...you with thievery. The sun 'sa thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea. The moon 's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from...The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The And when the rosy sun appears, He drinks the ocean's misty tears. The moon too quaffs her paly stream...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the ..., Volume 8

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 502 pages
...rob: take wealth and lives together; Do villainy, do, since you profess to do't, Like workmen. I'll example you with thievery: The sun's a thief, and...The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears : the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture5 stolen From general...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text of the ..., Volume 8

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 520 pages
...rob: take wealth and lives together; Do villainy, do, since you profess to do't, Like workmen. I'll example you with thievery: The sun's a thief, and...The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears: the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture 5 stolen From general...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With Notes of Various Commentators, Volume 10

William Shakespeare - 1806 - 388 pages
...rob : take wealth and lives togetherj Do villainy, do, since you profess to do't, Like workmen. I'll example you with thievery : The sun's a thief, and...The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears45: the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture stolen From general...
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