| Science - 1836 - 866 pages
...this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory ; this most excellent canopy, the air, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestical...paragon of animals ! And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust ? Alan delights not me !" The very pursuits of minds thus disposed all tend toward... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1836 - 624 pages
...express and admirable ! in action, how like an angel ! in apprehension, how like a god ! the beauty of the world ! the paragon of animals. And yet, to...is this quintessence of dust ; man delights not me, nor woman neither ; though, by your smiling, .you seem to say so. Ros. My lord, there is no such stuff... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1836 - 534 pages
...express and admirable ! in action, how like an angel ! in apprehension, how like a god ! the beauty of the world ! the paragon of animals ! And yet, to...is this quintessence of dust ? Man delights not me, no, nor woman neither ; though, by your smiling, you seem to say so. Ros. My lord, there is no such... | |
| Edward Mammatt - Art - 1837 - 376 pages
...this most excellent canopy, the air — look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this raajestical roof fretted with golden fire — why it appears no...is this quintessence of dust ? Man delights not me, nor woman neither ;" and again the soliloquy, profaned by the mouthing of every whining school-boy,... | |
| Religion - 1837 - 1068 pages
...how express and admirable ! In action how like an angel ! In apprehension how like a god ! The beauty of the world ! The paragon of animals ! And yet to me what is this quintessence of dust ?" Among the objects of interest furnished by the analysis of man, his capacity... | |
| 1838 - 876 pages
...indeed, it goes so heavily with my disposition, that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory; this most excellent canopy, the air, look...paragon of animals ! And yet, to me, what is this quintessence, of dust ?" The ghost of one, " in form and moving, how express and admirable," was gliding... | |
| George Willson - Elocution - 1840 - 298 pages
...express and admirable ! in action, how like an angel; in apprehension, how like a.. God! the beauty of the world ! the paragon of animals ! And yet, to...is this quintessence of dust ? Man delights not me. — Shakspeare. * The Bridgeport paper of March, 1823, said : " Arrived, schooner Fame, from Charleston,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1843 - 652 pages
...express and admirable ! in action, how like an angel ! in apprehension, how like a god ! the beauty of the world ! the paragon of animals ! And yet, to...is this quintessence of dust ? man delights not me ; no, nor woman neither, though by your smiling you seem to say so. Ros. My lord, there was no such... | |
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