 | William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 444 pages
...woman take An elder than herself ; so wears she to him, So sways she level in her husband's heart. For, boy, however we do praise ourselves, Our fancies are more giddy and unfirm, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and worn, Than women's are. * recollected — ] Oft repeated,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1831 - 552 pages
...wonmir take An elder than herself; so wears she to him, So sways she level in her husband's heart ; For, boy, however we do praise ourselves, Our fancies are more giddy and unfirin, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and worn, Than women's are. Kto. I think it well, my lord.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1831 - 500 pages
...womar take An elder than herself; »o wears she to him, So sways she level in her husband's heart ; For, boy, however we do praise ourselves, Our fancies are more giddy and nnfirm, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and worn, Than women's are. Kio. I think it well, my lord.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1833 - 1140 pages
...the woman take An elder than herself; so wears she to him, So sways she level in her husband's heart. e! — You stand upon your honour! — Why, thou unconfinable baseness, unfirm, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and worn, Than women's are. Vio. I think it well, my lord.... | |
 | Rival sisters - 1834 - 192 pages
...kindly loth, Took pity upon each — and blasted both ! ' END OF CANTO i. CANTO II. THE BROKEN VOW. For, boy, however we do praise ourselves, Our fancies are more giddy and infirm More longing, wav'ring, sooner lost and won, Than women's are. SHAKTSPFAEE. THERE is a strange... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 790 pages
...woman An elder than herself: so wears she to him, Ltule So sways, she level in her husband's heart. on there : — Shine forth, thou star of poets ; and with race, Or influ uufirm, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and wornf Than women's are. Vio. I think it well, my lord.... | |
 | Andrew Steinmetz - 1838 - 360 pages
...But no man's virtue, nor sufficiency, To be so moral, when he shall endure The like himself. Ib. 484. For, boy, however we do praise ourselves, Our fancies are more giddy and unfirm, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and won, Than women's are. •«*• 485. Glory is like... | |
 | 1839 - 366 pages
...numberless are the passages that might be adduced from Shakspeare to prove this. Let one suffice : — " For, boy, however we do praise ourselves, Our fancies are more giddy and unform, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and won The commonest diatribe against Woman is, that she... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 608 pages
...the woman take An elder than herself; so wears she to him, So sways she level in her husband's heart. For, boy, however we do praise ourselves, Our fancies are more giddy and unfirm, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and worn,1 Than women's are. Vio. I think it well, my lord.... | |
 | 1840 - 480 pages
...Shakspearc there is not 88 one more profound or beautiful than where the duke tells Viola — •' For, boy, however we do praise ourselves, Our fancies are more giddy and infirm, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and won. Than women's are." If there was no love in the... | |
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What years, i' faith ? Vio. About your years, my lord. Duke. Too old, by heaven; let still the woman take An elder than herself ; so wears she to him, So sways she level in her husband's heart. For, boy, however we do praise ourselves, Our fancies are... 
