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" If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work; But when they seldom come, they wish'd for come, And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. "
The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'. - Page 402
edited by - 1843
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The Plays of William Shakespeare, Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 632 pages
...wonder'd at, By breaking through the foul and ugly mists Of vapours, that did seem to strangle him. If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would...tedious as to work; But, when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come, And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. So, when this loose behaviour I throw off,...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...wonder'd at, By breaking through the foul and ugly mists Of vapours, that did seem to strangle him. If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would...tedious as to work ; But, when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come, And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. So, when this loose behaviour I throw off,...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the ..., Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 480 pages
...wonder 'd at, By breaking through the foul and ugly mists Of vapours, that did seem to strangle him. If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would...tedious as to work ; But, when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come, And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. So, when this loose behaviour I throw off,...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text of the ..., Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 488 pages
...wonder'd at, By breaking through the foul and ugly mists Of vapours, that did seem to strangle him. If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would...tedious as to work ; But, when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come, And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. So, when this loose behaviour I throw off,...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With Notes of Various Commentators, Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1806 - 502 pages
...wonder'd at, By breaking through the foul and ugly mists Of vapours, that did seem to strangle him. If all the year were playing holidays To sport would...tedious as to work ; But, when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come, And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. So, when this loose behaviour I throw off,...
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A New and Literal Translation of Juvenal and Persius: With ..., Volume 1

Martin Madan, Juvenal - 1807 - 432 pages
...CONCRETE. Shakespeare, 2nd part of Hen. IV. act i. scene ii. has finely expressed the like sentiment : If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would...tedious as to work ; But when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come. END OF THE ELEVENTH SATIRE. t • SATIRA XIL ARGUMENT. The Poet having invited Corvinus...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: With Explanatory Notes ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 578 pages
...wonder' d at, By breaking through the foul and uply mists Oi vapours, that did seem to strangle him. If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would...te'dious as to work ; But when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come, And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. So, when this loose behaviour I throw off,...
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The Plays of Shakspeare: Printed from the Text of Samuel Johnson ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1807 - 382 pages
...wonder'd at, By breaking through the foul and ugly mists Of vapours, that did seem to strangle him. If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would...tedious as to work; But, when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come, And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. So, when this loose behaviour I throw off,...
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The Rising Sun,: A Serio-comic Satiric Romance, Volume 1

Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1807 - 602 pages
...and ugly mists Of vapours, that did seem to strangle him : If all the year were playing holidays, The sport would be as tedious as to work ; But when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come. And nothing pleaseth but fair accidents : . So when this loose behaviour I throw off,...
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The Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1810 - 458 pages
...wonder'd at, By breaking through the foul and ugly mists Of vapours, that did seem to strangle him. If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would...tedious as to work ; But, when they seldom come, they wish'd-for come, And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents. So, when this loose behaviour, 1 throw off,...
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