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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 Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare - Page 403
by William Shakespeare - 1821
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Shakespeare's Plays: With His Life, Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1847 - 872 pages
...slays More than you rob : take wealth and lives together; Do villany, do, since you protest to do't, unseal the letter. Osw. teal's : the earth's a thief. That feeds and breeds by a composture stolen From general excrement :...
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The Slave Captain: A Legend of Liverpool

John Dignan - 1847 - 306 pages
...bruised— a crippled invalid, propped up in bed, in the house of Captain Carlos, his father ! CHAPTER V. I'll example you with thievery : The sun's a thief,...vast sea ; the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale face she matches from the snn; The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears...
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Dictionary of Poetical Quotations: Consisting of Elegant Extracts ..., Volume 1

Quotations, English - 1847 - 526 pages
...thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea ; the moon 's an arrant thief, And her pale face she snatches from the sun ; The sea's a thief, whose...liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears ; the earth 'sa thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture stolen From general excrement ; each thing 'sa...
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1847. Richard III. Henry VIII. Troilus and Cressida. Timon of Athens. Coriolanus

William Shakespeare - 1848 - 588 pages
...slays More than you rob. Take wealth and lives together; Do villany, do, since you profess to do't, Like workmen. I'll example you with thievery. The...whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears; 9 the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture 3 stolen From general excrement; each...
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The Palladium: a monthly journal, Volumes 1-2

1850 - 744 pages
...from it, but who steal in a princely fashion, reminding you of his own words : — " I'll example vou with thievery : The sun's a thief, and with his great...thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun." Mr Emerson then proceeds to notice the obscurity which hangs over Shakspere's private life and sentiments,...
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The dramatic (poetical) works of William Shakspeare; illustr ..., Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1850 - 614 pages
...slays More than you rob. Take wealth and lives together; Do villany, do, since you profess to do't, Like workmen. I'll example you with thievery. The...vast sea; the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale f1re she snatches from the sun; The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears;...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: King Richard III. King Henry VIII ...

William Shakespeare - 1850 - 588 pages
...slays More than you rob. Take wealth and lives together ; Do villany, do, since you profess to do't, Like workmen. I'll example you with thievery. The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction fobs the vast sea ; the moon's an arrant thief, nd her pale fire she snatches from the sun ; The sea's...
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The Life and Beauties of Shakespeare: Comprising Careful Selections from ...

William Shakespeare - 1851 - 408 pages
...slays More than you rob: take wealth ana lives together; Do, villany, do, since you profess to do't, Like workmen. I'll example you with thievery: The...resolves The moon into salt tears: the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composturef stolen From general excrement: each thing's a thief; The laws,...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: With a Life of the Poet, and ...

William Shakespeare - 1851 - 670 pages
...rob. Take wealth and lives together; Do villany, do, since you profess to do't, Like workmen. I '11 example you with thievery. The sun's a thief, and...resolves The moon into salt tears ; the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composure stolen From general excrement; each thing's a thief; The laws,...
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The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore - 1851 - 918 pages
...ShaUepfira, where the thoughts of the ode before us are preserved wit» such striking similitude:— " I'll example you with thievery. The sun's a thief,...attraction Robs the vast sea. The moon's an arrant tliief, And her pale lire she snatches frum the sun. The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves...
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