 | William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - 1709 - 578 pages
...JC. Philip, I fear fome Outrage, and I'll follow her. [Exit. Lewis. There's nothing in this World can make me joy. Life is as tedious as a twice told Tale, Vexing the dull Ear of a drowfie Man ; And bitter Shame hith fpoil'd the fweet Words tafte, That it yields nought but Shame... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - 1709 - 590 pages
...Philip. I fear fome Outrage, and I'll follow her. [£**f. Lewis. There's nothing in this World can make me joy. Life is as tedious as a twice told Tale, Vexing thit dull Ear of a drowfie Man; A bitter Shame hath fpoil'd the fweet Words tafte, That it yields nought... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1752 - 268 pages
...reafon to be fond of grief. SCENE VI I. Defpwdencf. There's nothing in this world can make me joy ; (7) Life is as tedious as a twice told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowfy man. ' (7) Life, &c.] So in another part of the play he fays,. This aft is as an anc.ent tale... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1780 - 336 pages
...reafon to be fond of grief. SCENE VII. Defpondency. There's nothing in this world can make me joy ; (9) Life is as tedious as a twice told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowfy man. Departing Difeafes. Before the curing of a ftrong difeaft, Ev'n in the inftant of repair... | |
 | 1797 - 332 pages
...defpondency. — LEWES, upon hearing the death of ARTHUR, fays, There's now nothing in this world can make me joy. LIFE is as tedious as a twice told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drvwfy man, SECT. SECT. XCVIII. EXAMPLE OF THE SEDATIVE EFFECTS OF SILENT QR.IEF. MADEMOISELLE DE LAUNAY,... | |
 | 1794 - 622 pages
...1794320 April, •will be confidered by the many as an inftrument out of tune,' and his leflbns thought " Tedious as a twice told tale, " Vexing the dull ear of a drowfy man." Men's minds are now finely refcued from the fetters of reftraint : they both think and... | |
 | Johanna Schopenhauer - Germany - 1818 - 310 pages
...obQkid) ¿ф in meinem weltlichen Sinn nid)t 6egreifc, wie man biee anfangt. ©^afefpeare 2ßortc: „Life is as tedious as a twice told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man," fcfjefnen mir »or «Hen auf ba$ Se&en eine« .£errnl)uter¿ pafíenb, ba^cr glaube {ф, ba^ ее... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...morning's dew, Adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs. There's nothing in this world, can make me joy : Life is as tedious as a twice told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man. Yea, this man's brow, like to a title leaf, Foretells the nature of a tragic volume : So looks the... | |
 | Henrietta Hobart Howard Countess of Suffolk - Great Britain - 1824 - 478 pages
...given me a great contempt, almost a distaste of life. Shakspeare shall tell you my opinion of it : Life is as tedious as a twice told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man — Life is a walking shadow — a poor player, That frets and struts his hour upon the stage, And... | |
 | Henrietta Hobart Howard Countess of Suffolk - Great Britain - 1824 - 486 pages
...have given me a great contempt, almost a distaste of life. Shakspeare shall tell you my opinion of it: Life is as tedious as a twice told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man— Life is a walking shadow—a poor player, That frets and struts his hour upon the stage, And then is... | |
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There's nothing in this world can make me joy ; Life is as tedious as a twice told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man. 
