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" Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head : And this our life, exempt from publick haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in ftones, and good in every thing. "
Moral and political dialogues: being the substance of several conversations ... - Page 94
by Richard Hurd (bp. of Worcester.) - 1765
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The Works of Shakespeare in Seven Volumes, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1733 - 548 pages
...precious jewel in his head : And this our life, exempc from publick haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks^ Sermons in ftones, and good in every thing. Ami. I would not change it j happy is your Grace* That can tranflate the ftubbornnefs of fortune Into...
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The Works of Shakespeare: In Eight Volumes. Collated with the Oldest Copies ...

William Shakespeare - 1740 - 454 pages
...precious jewel in his head : And this our life, exempt from publick haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in ftones, and good in every thing. Ami. I would not change it ; happy is your Grace, That can tranflate the ftubbornnefs of fortune Into...
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Critical Observations on Shakespeare

John Upton - 1746 - 382 pages
...happinefs of his retirement. " And this our life, exempt from publick haunt, " Finds tongues in trees, books in the running '" brooks, " Sermons in ftones, and good in every thing: " I would not change it. " Am. Happy is your Grace, &c. How much more in charafter is it for the Duke...
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Much ado about nothing. The marchant of Venice. Love's labour lost. As you ...

William Shakespeare - 1747 - 502 pages
...precious jewel in his head : And this our life, exempt from publick haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in ftones, and good in every thing.' Ami. I would not change it ; happy is your Grace, That can tranflate the ftubbornnefs of fortune Into...
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The Works of Shakespeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1752 - 452 pages
...precious jewel in his head : And this our life, exempt from publick haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in ftones, and good in every thing. ^4 mi. I would not change it ; happy ia your Grace, That can tranflate the ilubbornnefs of fortune...
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The Works of Shakespeare: in Eight Volumes, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1767 - 454 pages
...precious jewel in his -head : And<hts our life, exempt from publick haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks> Sermons in ftones, and good in every thino-. Ami. I would not change it ; happy is your Grace, That can tranflate the ftubbornnefs of fortune...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 572 pages
...precious jewel in his head ' : And this our life, exempt from publick haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in ftones, and good in every thing. ' In former editions, Here feel onr Author's former Editions. •we not the Penalty.] What was THEOBALD....
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Preface on the manner of writing dialogue. Dialogue 1. On sincerity in the ...

Richard Hurd - Chivalry in literature - 1771 - 284 pages
...wifdom, " And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the run- 1 ning brooks, Sermons in ftones, and good in every thing...I have taken occafion, you know, to offer a flight fketch of [£] SHAKESPEAR. Asyouliheit. A,II. S. J t —. There is a quaintnefs in thefe lines of the...
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The plays of Shakespeare, from the text of S. Johnson, with the ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1771 - 514 pages
...precious jewel in his head : And this our life, exempt from pnblick haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in ftones, and good in every thing. DUKE fen. Come, (hall we go and kill us venifon ? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being...
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The Works: Of Shakespear. In which the Beauties Observed by Pope ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1771 - 378 pages
...a precious jewel in his head : And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks. Sermons in ftones, and good in every thing.' Ami. I would not change it; happy is your Grace, That can tranflate the ftubbortmefs of fortune Into...
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