 | William Shakespeare - English drama (Comedy) - 1872 - 480 pages
...power by much the same means as are found to serve in the case of other men. He himself tells us that " ignorance is the curse of God, knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to Heaven." Assuredly he was a great student as well as a great genius ; as full of aptness to learn as of force... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...and you? Large gifts have I bestowed on learned clerks, Because my book preferr'd me to the king : And — seeing ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heaven, Unless you be possess'd with devilish spirit, You cannot but forbear to murder me. § 84. THE 3d. PART OT HENRY... | |
 | England - 1840 - 876 pages
...you may think the whole affair humbug from beginning to end, don't say so. Quote Shakespeare — " Ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to Heaven,"— and the last return of the Old Bailey, in which, out of 368 persons convicted, 159 only could read... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 478 pages
...realm, and you? Large gifts have I bestow'd on learned clerks, Because my book preferr'd me to the king: And— seeing ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge...the wing wherewith we fly to heaven, — Unless you be possess'd with devilish spirits, You cannot but forbear to murder me. This tongue hath parley'd... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1819 - 646 pages
...and you ? Large gifts have I bestow'd on learned clerks, Because my book preferr'd me to the king : And — seeing ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly te heaven, — Unless, you be possess'd with devilish spirits, You cannot but forbear to murder me.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 612 pages
...supported learning. I am inclined to think Kent slipped into this passage by chance, and would read : * And — seeing ignorance is the curse of God, * Knowledge...wing wherewith we fly to heaven, — * Unless you be possessed with devilish spirits, * You cannot but forbear to murder me. * This tongue hath parley'd... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Theater - 1823 - 442 pages
...you ? * Large gifts have I bestow'd on learned clerks, * Because my book preferr'd me to the king : * And, seeing ignorance is the curse of God, * Knowledge...the wing wherewith we fly to heaven, * Unless you be possess'd with devilish spirit, * You cannot but forbear to murder me. * This tongue hath parley'd... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 590 pages
...ostentatious. * Large gifts have I bestow'd on learned clerks, * Because my book preferr'd me to the king; * And — seeing ignorance is the curse of God, * Knowledge...wing wherewith we fly to heaven, — * Unless you be possess'd with devilish spirits, " You cannot but forbear to murder me. * This tongue hath parley'd... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 384 pages
...and you P Large gifts have I bestow'd on learned clerks, Because my book preferr'd me to the king : And — seeing ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge...the wing wherewith we fly to heaven, — Unless you be possess'd with devilish spirits, You cannot but forbear to murder me. This tongue hath parley'd... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 324 pages
...you ? * Large gifts have I bestow'd on learned clerks, * Because my book preferr'd me to the king : * And, seeing ignorance is the curse of God, * Knowledge...the wing wherewith we fly to heaven, * Unless you be possess'd with devilish spirit, * You cannot but forbear to murder me. * This tongue hath parley'd... | |
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And, seeing ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heaven, Unless you be possess'd with devilish spirits, You cannot but forbear to murder me. 
