 Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which, like the toad.' ugly and venomous, Wears yet 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, stones, and good in every...  The Boy's Yearly Book - Page 1431867Full view - About this book
 | William Oldys - English drama - 1740 - 326 pages
...Statefman. ADVERSITT. Sweet are the ufes of adverfity, 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1740 - 454 pages
...Authors former Editions. jweet are the ufes of Adverfity, 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1747 - 502 pages
...perfiiade me what I am, Sweet are the ufes of Adverfity, . 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1920 - 172 pages
...Queene, vI. "that poisonous hunch-back'd toad." ix. 19 seq. The "jewel in his head" seems to be Wears yet a precious jewel in his head ; And this our life exempt from public haunt 1 5 Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in everything.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1752 - 452 pages
...former. Editions. Swett Sweet are the ufes of Adverfity, 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - English drama - 1762 - 454 pages
...Author's former Editions.Sweet are the ufes of Adverfity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet 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.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1765 - 582 pages
...perfuade me what I am. Sweet are the ufes of Adverfity, Which, like .the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head * : And this our life, exempt from pablick-haunr, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in ftones, and good in... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 572 pages
...perfuade me what I am. Sweet are the ufes of Adverfity, 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1769 - 374 pages
...perfuade me what I am. Sweet are the ufes of adverfity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head : And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in- trees, books in the running broofcs^ Sermons in ftones, and good in every... | |
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