From his cradle, He was a scholar, and a ripe, and good one; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading: Lofty, and sour, to them that lov'd him not; But, to those men that sought him, sweet as summer. The Rambler, a Catholic journal of home and foreign literature [&c.]. Vol.5 ... - Sivu 271854Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
| William Shakespeare - 1857 - 710 sivua
...His blessed part to heaven, and slept in peace. This cardinal, thinks, Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading : Lofty, and sour, to them that lov'd...not ; But, to those men that sought him, sweet as And though he were unsatisfied in getting, (Which was a sin,) yet in bestowing, madam, He was most... | |
| John Wilson - 1857 - 196 sivua
...necessarily begins a new line ; as, " Occasionally, perhaps, he was — ' Lofty and sour to them that loved him not ; But, to those men that sought him, sweet as summer.' " CHAPTER IV. LETTER, SYLLABIC, AND QUOTATION POINTS. THE points treated of in the two preceding chapters... | |
| 1857 - 540 sivua
...irresistible. His person was tall, and commanding, and his demeanor — " Lofty and sour to Uiem that loved him not ; But to those men that sought him, sweet as summer." He was direct and honest, ardent and fearless, prompt to form his opinions, always bold in their avowal,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1859 - 784 sivua
...This cardinal, Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly Was fashion'd to much honour from his cradle.b He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one ; Exceeding...summer. And though he were unsatisfied in getting, » Tied all Ihf kingdom :] Hanmer reads, " r Ih'd all the kingdom ;" we incline to believe, rightly.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1858 - 652 sivua
...honour from his cradle. '* He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading: Lofty and sour to them that lov'd...him, sweet as summer: And though he were unsatisfied 13 in getting, (Which was a sin) yet in bestowing, Madam, He was most princely. Ever witness for him... | |
| Jeremiah William Summers - 1858 - 600 sivua
...much honour from his cradle. He was a scholar, and a ripo and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading , Lofty, and sour, to them that lov*d...men that sought him, sweet as summer. And though he was unsatisfied in getting (Which was a sin), yet, in bestowing, madam, He was most princely : Eyer... | |
| Henry George Bohn, Anna Lydia Ward - 1911 - 784 sivua
...ripe and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading: Lofty, and sour, to them that loved him not ; But to those men that sought him, sweet as summer. 578 Shaks. : Henri/ VIII. Act iv. Sc. 2 His words arc bonds, his oaths are oracles ; His love sincere,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1912 - 214 sivua
...Cardinal, Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly Was fashion'd to much honour from his cradle. 50 He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one ; Exceeding...summer. And though he were unsatisfied in getting, 55 Which was a sin, yet in bestowing, madam, He was most princely : ever witness for him Those twins... | |
| Laurence Churton Collins - 1912 - 394 sivua
...found his fittest epitaph : " He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one, Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading : Lofty, and sour, to them that lov'd...But to those men that sought him, sweet as Summer." intention of coming in again the following evening. But on the Saturday morning, September 12, he seems... | |
| 1914 - 854 sivua
...but with a capacity for sternness, was, like the Cardinal in "Henry VIII.," "a scholar, and a right good one, Exceeding wise, fair-spoken and persuading...sour to them that lov'd him not, But to those men who sought him, sweet as summer." The only previous catastrophe which can be compared with the present... | |
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