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" There are a sort of men whose visages Do cream and mantle like a standing pond, And do a wilful stillness entertain, With purpose to be dress'd in an opinion Of wisdom, gravity, profound conceit; As who should say, " I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my... "
Elements of Criticism: Volume I [-II]. - Page 332
by Lord Henry Home Kames - 1765
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Midsummer night's dream ; Merchant of Venice ; As you like it ; Taming of ...

William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - 1709 - 560 pages
...purpofe to be dreft in an Opinion Of Wifdom, Gravity, profound Conceit, As who fhould fay, I am, Sir, an Oracle; And when I ope my Lips, let no Dog bark. O my Anthem*, I do know of thefe, That therefore only are reputed Wife, For faying nothing ; who I am very...
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The Works of Shakespeare in Seven Volumes, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1733 - 548 pages
...like a ftanding pond j And do 4 wilful ftilnefs entertain, With purpofe to be drcft in an opintorr Of wifdom, gravity, profound conceit ?•.. As who...am Sir Oracle^ And when I ope my lips, let no dog 0 my AnthoniO) I do know of thble, That therefore only are reputed wife,. For faying nothing j who,...
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The Works of Shakespeare: In Eight Volumes. Collated with the Oldest Copies ...

William Shakespeare - 1740 - 454 pages
...entertain, With purpofe to be dreft in an opinion Of wifdom, gravity, profound conceit ; As who mould fay, I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark ! 0 my Aathmlo, I do know of thofe, That therefore only are reputed wife, For faying nothing ; who,...
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The Merchant of Venice, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1750 - 78 pages
...to be dreft in an opinion Of wifdom, gravity, profound conceit ; As who mould fay, I am Sir Orach, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark ! O my Antbonio, I do know of thole, That therefore only are reputed wife, For faying nrJthing ; who, I'm...
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The Works of Shakespeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1752 - 452 pages
...entertain, With purpofe to be dreft in an opinion Of wifdom, gravity, profound conceit; As who (hould fay, I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark ! 0 my Antbonio, I do know of thofe, That therefore only are reputed wife, For faying nothing ; who,...
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The Works of Shakespeare: in Eight Volumes, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1767 - 454 pages
...ftanding pond l And do a wilful 1'uluefs entertain, With purpofc to be dreft in an opinion Ofwifdom, gravity, profound conceit ; As who fhould fay, I am...Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark ! 0 my Antbonfo, I do know of thofe, That therefore only are reputed wife, For faying nothing ; who,...
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The Works of Shakespear: Measure for measure. Much ado about nothing. The ...

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 370 pages
...cream and mantle like a ftanding pond; And do a wilful ftillnefs entertain. With purpofe to be dreft in an opinion Of wifdom, gravity, profound conceit;...Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark! 0 my Anthonio, I do know of thofe, That therefore only are reputed wife, For faying nothing ; who....
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...entertain, With purpofe to be drclt in an opinion Of wi.'dom, gravity, profound conceit; As who (houldfay, I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark ! O my /intboi:i'.', 1 do know of thofe, That the.-tfore only are reputed wife, For faying nothing ; who,...
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The works of Shakespear [ed. by H. Blair], in which the beauties observed by ...

William Shakespeare - 1769 - 374 pages
...purpofc to be drefs'd in an opinion '' Ofwifdom, gravity, profound conceit ; " As who fhould fay, I pm Sir Oracle, " And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark! " O my Anthonio, I do know of thof ?, " That therefore only are reputed wife, " For faying nothing ;" who, I'm very fure, If they...
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Elements of Criticism..

Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1772 - 398 pages
...is my love that fpeaks) : There are a fort of men, whofe vifages Do cream and mantle like a flanding pond; And do a wilful ftillnefs entertain, With purpofe...know of thofe, That therefore only are reputed wife, Fer faying nothing. Merchant of Venice, aS l.fc. 2. Again : Gratiano fpeaks an infinite deal of nothing,...
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