Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart? Mores Catholici: Books V-VI - Page 604by Kenelm Henry Digby - 1889Full view - About this book
| Christianity - 1880 - 304 pages
...mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And with some sweet, oblivious antidote, Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart ? " Another of the deepest needs of the human heart is a full and adequate object of... | |
| Frederic William Farrar - 1880 - 404 pages
...tongues, tormented by delusive and frustrate hopes. " Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart?" My brethren, in this matter no earthly antidote, no poppy nor mandragora of earth... | |
| George Walter Thornbury - 1880 - 604 pages
...diseased ; Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow ; Raze out the written troubles of the brain ; And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart ?" Round Johnson's dying bed gathered many wise and good men. To Burke he said, "I must... | |
| William Graham - 1881 - 488 pages
...physic or the positive conclusions of philosophy — Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And with some sweet oblivious antidote, Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart ? And the answer of the positive scientific thinker is, Yes, to a degree ; science and... | |
| 1900 - 680 pages
...not answer as Shakespeare's apothecary : "Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, ********* And, with some sweet oblivious antidote, Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff which weighs upon the heart?" Doctor — "Therein the patient must minister to himself." No, no ; the doctor must... | |
| James Melville M'Culloch - 1882 - 442 pages
...diseased ; Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow ; Raze out the written troubles of the brain ; And, with some sweet oblivious antidote, Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart ? To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, Is wasteful... | |
| Daniel March - 1882 - 752 pages
...mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And, with some sweet, oblivious antidote, Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff \Vhich weighs upon the heart. Therein the patient Must minister to himself." And he can do that only... | |
| Familiar quotations - 1883 - 942 pages
...mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart? Doct. Therein the patient Must minister to himself. Macb. Throw physic to the dogs... | |
| Clark Bell - 1911 - 264 pages
...diseased ; Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow; Raze out the written troubles of the brain ; And, with some sweet oblivious antidote, Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart?" But more than this Chaucer sings — "Men may die of imagination, So deep may impressions... | |
| Griffith, Farran, Browne and co - 1883 - 392 pages
...mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And, with some sweet oblivious antidote, Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart ? ' Here a simple idea, by a process which belongs to the orator rather than to the... | |
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