 Nay, do not think I flatter ; For what advancement may I hope from thee, That no revenue hast but thy good spirits, To feed and clothe thee ? Why should the poor be flatter'd ? No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges...  A view of society and manners in Italy - Pagina 433di John Moore, Robert Anderson - 1820Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 652 pagine
...thy good spirits, To feed and clothe thee ? Why should the poor be flatter'd ? No; let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee, Where thrift may follow fawning7. Dost thou hear? Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice, And could of men distinguish,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 554 pagine
...thy good spirits , To feed and clothe thee? Why should the poor be flatter'd? No ; let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp , And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee , Where thrift may follow fawning. Dost thou hear? Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice, And could of men distinguish , her election... | |
 | 1844 - 648 pagine
...but thy good spirits, To feed and clothe thee? Why should the poor be flattered 1 No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp; And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning. Dost thou hear 1 Since my dear soul vas mistress of her choice, And could of men distingaish her election,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 364 pagine
...but thy good spirits To feed and clothe thee ? Why should the poor be flatter'd ? No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp ; And crook the pregnant '...hinges of the knee, Where thrift may follow fawning. Dost thou hear ? Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice, And could of men distinguish her election,... | |
 | Joseph Hunter - 1845 - 390 pagine
...have withdrawn themselves about the close of the last century. III. 2. HAMLET. No, let the CANDIED tongue lick absurd pomp And crook the PREGNANT hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning. Both these epithets required to be justified, yet it is not easy to do it. The passage seems to be... | |
 | George Hooker Colton, James Davenport Whelpley - 1846 - 694 pagine
...our loathing for the ingrained and thorough demagogue. His daily life is a daily lie. Ever ready to " crook the pregnant hinges of the knee, where thrift may follow fawning," he is a swindler by profession, and his mind subsists or. the vilest garbage of the political sewer.... | |
 | George Hooker Colton, James Davenport Whelpley - 1846 - 724 pagine
...our loathing for the ingrained and thorough demagogue. His daily life is a daily lie. Ever ready to " crook the pregnant hinges of the knee, where thrift may follow fawning," he is a swindler by profession, and his mind subsists on the vilest garbage of the political sewer.... | |
 | 1846 - 472 pagine
...hope of gaining some portion of the emolument and distinction, which he is able to bestow— " Who crook the pregnant hinges of the knee, Where thrift may follow fawning." "While he is borne on the calm waters of popular favor, while the breeze is prosperous and fortune... | |
 | 1847 - 648 pagine
...to gain protection and advancement, from sensible men, by means of flattery. " No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp ; And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee, Where thrift may follow fawning." But, on the other hand, perhaps no people in the eastern world possess points of interest so many to... | |
 | 1847 - 644 pagine
...to gain protection and advancement, from sensible men, by means of flattery. " No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp; And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee. Where thrift may follow fawning." But, on the other hand, perhaps no people in the eastern world possess points of interest so many to... | |
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