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" Why, I, in this weak piping time of peace, . Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to spy my shadow in the sun And descant on mine own deformity... "
Lessings Werke - Page 186
by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - 1766
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The Plays, Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 358 pages
...Dances. •}- Armed. And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogs bark at me, as I halt by them ; — Why I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no...; And therefore, — since I cannot prove a lover, To entertain these fair well-spoken days, — I am determined to prove a villain, And hate the idle...
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The bachelor's wife, a selection of curious and interesting extracts

John Galt - 1824 - 462 pages
...scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogs bark at me as I halt by them ; — Why I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no...Unless to spy my shadow in the sun, And descant on my own deformity ; And therefore,— since I cannot prove a lover, To entertain these fair well-spoken...
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The Bachelor's Wife: A Selection of Curious and Interesting Extracts, with ...

John Galt - Scotland - 1824 - 468 pages
...half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, . . That dogs bark at me as I halt by them ; — Why I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no...Unless to spy my shadow in the sun, And descant on my own deformity ; And therefore, — since I cannot prove a lover, To entertain these fair well-spoken...
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The Beauties of Shakespeare: Selected from Each Play : with a General Index ...

William Shakespeare, William Dodd - Fore-edge painting - 1824 - 428 pages
...scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogs bark at me, as I halt by them;— Why I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, * Dances. -J- Armed. Unless to spy my shadow in the sun, And therefore,—since I cannot prove a lover,...
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The British Theatre: Or, A Collection of Plays, which are Acted at ..., Volume 5

Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1824 - 486 pages
...scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogs bark at me as I halt by them ; Why I, in this weak, piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away my hours, Unless to see my shadow in the sun, And descant on my own deformity : Then, since this earth...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 512 pages
...scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogi bark at me, n* I halt by them ; — Why I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to past away the time ; Unless to spy my shadow in the sun, And descant ou mine own deformity ; And therefore,...
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's Sämmtliche Schriften: Erster [-Zwei und ...

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - 1825 - 670 pages
...And that so lamely and unfashionable,. That dogs bark at me, as 1 halt by them; '— •_ Why I (iu, this weak piping time of Peace) Have no delight to...descant on mine own deformity. And therefore, since 1 cannot prove a Lover, To entertain these fair well-spoken days, I am determined , to prove a Villain...
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessings sämmtliche Schriften

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - German literature - 1825 - 666 pages
...scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogs bark at we, as I halt by them ; — ..Why I (in this weak piping time of Peace) Have no delight to pass away the time;. v Unless to spy my shadow in the sun. And descant on mine own deformity. ' " And therefore, since I...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text by G. Steevens ..., Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 648 pages
...scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogs bark at me, as I halt by them ; Why I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no...; And therefore, — since I cannot prove a lover, 6 To entertain these fan- well-spoken days, — I am determined to prove a villain, And hate the idle...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare, George Steevens - 1829 - 542 pages
...made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogs bark at me, as I halt by them ;— Why I, m this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to...; And therefore,— since I cannot prove a lover, To entertain these fair well-spoken days,— I am determined to prove a villain (1) Dance*. (2) Armed....
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