Comedy of Much Ado about Nothing

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Harper, 1886 - 178 pages
 

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Page 78 - When he shall hear she died upon his words, The idea of her life shall sweetly creep Into his study of imagination...
Page 117 - When we mean to build, We first survey the plot, then draw the model ; And when we see the figure of the house, Then must we rate the cost of the erection ; Which if we find outweighs ability, What do we then but draw anew the model In fewer offices, or at least desist To build at all...
Page 46 - Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever ; One foot in sea, and one on shore ; To one thing constant never : Then sigh not so, But let them go. And be you blithe and bonny ; ' Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey nonny, nonny.
Page 61 - Why then, take no note of him, but let him go ; and presently call the rest of the watch together, and thank God you are rid of a knave.
Page 78 - Of every hearer : For it so falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth Whiles we enjoy it ; but being lack'd and lost, Why then we rack" the value, then we find The virtue that possession would not show us Whiles it was ours...
Page 37 - Friendship is constant in all other things, Save in the office and affairs of love : Therefore, all hearts in love use their own tongues : * Accimtrd.
Page 86 - tis all men's office to speak patience To those that wring under the load of sorrow, But no man's virtue nor sufficiency To be so moral when he shall endure 30 The like himself. Therefore give me no counsel : My griefs cry louder than advertisement.
Page 22 - Is it possible Disdain should die while she hath such meet food to feed it as Signior Benedick? Courtesy itself must convert to disdain if you come in her presence.

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