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" Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been So clear in his great office, that his virtues Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against The deep damnation of his taking-off: And pity, like a naked new-born babe, Striding the blast, or heaven's cherubin,... "
The Plays of William Shakespeare - Page 19
by William Shakespeare - 1803
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Vision and Disenchantment: Blake's Songs and Wordsworth's Lyrical Ballads

Heather Glen, Senior Lecturer Faculty of English Cambridge University and Fellow of New Hall Heather Glen - Literary Criticism - 1983 - 420 pages
...and that forceful final verb 'Blasts', plays a disquietingly counterpointing allusion: And pity, like a naked new-born babe, Striding the blast, or heaven's...deed in every eye, That tears shall drown the wind. . . (Macbeth, Act I, sc 7) 218 These lines seem to have fascinated Blake: one of his large colour prints...
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Macbeth

William Shakespeare - Drama - 2014 - 236 pages
...cherubin, horsed Upon the sightless couriers of the air, Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye, 25 That tears shall drown the wind. I have no spur To...Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself, And falls on th'other 54 Scene 7 A room in Macbeth 's castle. A Butler and several Waiters cross, carrying dishes...
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Shakespeare's Soliloquies

Wolfgang Clemen - English drama - 1987 - 232 pages
...his taking-off; 20 And Pity, like a naked new-born babe, Striding the blast, or heaven's Cherubins, hors'd Upon the sightless couriers of the air, Shall...That tears shall drown the wind. — I have no spur 25 To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself And falls on...
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Shakespeare's Metrical Art

George T. Wright - Poetry - 1988 - 366 pages
...plead like angels, trumpet-tongu'd, against \ I 20 The deep damnation of his taking-off; And pity, like a naked new-born babe, Striding the blast, or heaven's...the air, / Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye, \ c 25 That tears shall drown the wind. I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only /...
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An Audition Handbook of Great Speeches

Jerry Blunt - Performing Arts - 1990 - 232 pages
...trumpet-tongu'd against The deep damnation of his taking-off; And Pity, like a naked new-born baby, Striding the blast, or heaven's cherubin, hors'd Upon...Vaulting ambition, which o'er-leaps itself And falls on th' other. (82) Act n, Scene 1: The dinner is over, the guests retired. Except for a servant, Macbeth...
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Deconstructing Macbeth: The Hyperontological View

Harald William Fawkner - Drama - 1990 - 276 pages
...of his taking-off; And Pity, like a naked new-born babe, Striding the blast, or heaven's Cherubins, hors'd Upon the sightless couriers of the air, Shall...Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself And falls on th'other — (1.7.18-28) Although murder (and not merely its "consequences") is prominently horrible...
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The Tragedy of Macbeth

William Shakespeare - Historical drama, English - 1998 - 276 pages
...communion cup in 'chalice'. wind, but they have scant relevance. chalice i. goblet; 2. cup used in the That tears shall drown the wind. I have no spur To...Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself And falls on th' other— Enter Lady Macbeth LADY MACBETH How now ? What news ? He has almost supped: why have you...
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The Columbia Granger's Dictionary of Poetry Quotations

Edith P. Hazen - Literary Criticism - 1992 - 1172 pages
...pay. (I, iv) 105 And Pity, like a naked newborn babe Striding the blast, or heaven's cherubin, horsed n of Sir Launfal 17 And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come th' other— (I, vii) 106 Methought I heard a voice cry, "Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep,"...
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Macbeth

William Shakespeare - Drama - 1992 - 132 pages
...new-born babe, Striding the blast, or Heaven's cherubin, horsed Upon the sightless couriers of the air,30 Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye, That tears...Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself, And falls on th'other Enter LADY MACBETH. How now, what news? LADY M. He has almost supped: why have you left the...
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Freeing Shakespeare's Voice: The Actor's Guide to Talking the Text

Kristin Linklater - Drama - 1992 - 236 pages
...new-born babe, Striding the blast, or heaven's Cherubins (L), hors'd Upon the sightless couriers (L) of the air, Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye,...— I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent (L), but only Vaulting ambition (L), which o'erleaps itself And falls on th'other . . . It is tempting...
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