 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 358 pages
...were malicious else. Grif. This cardinal, Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly Was fashion'd to J much honour. From his cradle, He was a scholar, and...one ; Exceeding wise, fair-spoken, and persuading : Lofty, and sour, to them that lov'd him not ; But,' to those men that sought him, sweet as summer.... | |
 | Francis Charles Laird - 1824 - 626 pages
...Griffith say to the repudiated Queen Katharine: " This Cardinal, Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly Was fashion'd to much honour. From his cradle, He...scholar, and a ripe and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading: Lofty, and sour, to them that loved him not ; But, to those men that sought... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1824 - 444 pages
...good Cromwell; I were malicious else. Crom. This cardinal, Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly Was fashion'd to much honour from his cradle : He...scholar, and a ripe and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading : Lofty, and sour, to them that loved him not ; But, to those men that... | |
 | William Shakespeare, William Dodd - 1824 - 428 pages
...their virtues We write in water. • * * * * This cardinal, , Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly Was fashion'd to* much honour. From his cradle, He...scholar, and a ripe, and good one; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading: Lofty, and sour, to them that lov'd him not; But, to those men that soughthim,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 512 pages
...cardinal, Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly Was fashiou'd to« much honour. From his cradlr, ' He was a scholar, and a ripe, and good one; Exceeding wise, fair-spoken, and persuading: Lofty, and sour, to them that lov'd him not ; But, to those men that sought him, sweet as summer. And... | |
 | John Arliss - 1825 - 382 pages
...most generous encomiast.— "This cardinal, Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly Wat fashioned to much honour From his cradle He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one; Exceeding wilet fair spoken, and persuading. Men*s evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write m water."... | |
 | George Cavendish - 1825 - 398 pages
...SK^^er. • This Cardinal, Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly Was fashion'd to much honour from bis cradle. He was a scholar, and a ripe, and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading: Lofty, and sour, to them that lov'd him not, But, to those men that sought... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 648 pages
...good Griffith ; I were malicious else. Grif- This cardinal, Though from an humble stock, undoubtedly Was fashion'd to much honour. From his cradle, He...scholar, and a ripe, and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading : Lofty, and sour, to them that lov'd him not ; But, to those men that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 484 pages
...God1". 8 This passage has been absurdly pointed in all the modern editions: — * This cardinal, &c. . Was fashion'd to much honour. From his cradle He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one.' 9 ' Unwilling to outlive the good that did it.' Good appears here to be put for goodness, as in the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 444 pages
...published very soon after his death: — "When i Published by Kearsley, with this well-chosen motto : From his cradle He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one : And, to add greater honours to his age Than man could give him, he died fearing Heaven. he walked... | |
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He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading : Lofty and sour to them that loved him not ; But to those men that sought him, sweet as summer. 
