 | Richard Swainson Fisher - 1838 - 364 pages
...ANACRBON, most probably through some of the old French versions — I'll example you with thievery. The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs...moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches Irom the sun. The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The mounds into soft tears. The earth's... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 534 pages
...not suppose these to be imitations, but only to be similar thoughts on simitar occasions. JOHNSON. The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs...: the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture stolen From general excrement : each thing's a thief ; The laws, your curb and whip, in... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 478 pages
...music is such art ; Killing care, and grief of heart, Fall asleep, or, hearing die. 25 — iii. 1. 79 The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs...: the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture* stolen From general excrement : each thing's a thief; The laws, your curb and whip, in... | |
 | 1839 - 844 pages
...example, he had himself thieved the idea from the mighty Anacreon. " I'll example you with thievery : The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs...; the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture stolen From general excrement ; each thing's a thief." Timon of Athens, act iv. scene 3.... | |
 | 1839 - 812 pages
...could almost imagine that, affording at from the mighty Anacreon. " I'll example you with thievery : The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs...; the earth's a thief) That feeds and breeds by a composture stolen From general excrement ; each thing's a thief." Timon qfAthent, act i v. teens 3.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 592 pages
...together; Do villany, do, since you profess to do't, Like workmen. I'll example you with thievery. The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs...whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears; 2 the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture 3 stolen From general excrement; each... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 592 pages
...together ; Do villany, do, since you profess to do't, Like workmen. I'll example you with thievery. The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs...whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears ; 2 the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture 3 stolen From general excrement; each... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 550 pages
...from Anacreon hath been detected, j The sun's a thief, and wilh his great attraction Robs the vii •( sea. The moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire...tears. The earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds hy a composture stolsn From geu'ral excrement: each thing's a thief, " This (says Dr. Dodd) is a good... | |
 | François Rabelais - 1839 - 1206 pages
...thievery: The sun's a Ihief, and with his great attraction Hob« the vast sea: Ihe moon's au arrant t bid', And her pale fire she snatches from the sun : The...tears: the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture stolen From general excrement.1' (S. meine Uibcrftçung beê Simon «on Athen, -Jrcicfau... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1840 - 442 pages
...of the ode before us are preserved with such striking similitude : I '11 example you with thievery. The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs...The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The mounds into salt tears. The earth's a thief, That feeds, and breeds by a composture stol'n From general... | |
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I'll example you with thievery: The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea: the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun... 
