Even such a man, so faint, so spiritless, So dull, so dead in look, so woe-begone, Drew Priam's curtain in the dead of night, And would have told him half his Troy was burn'd; But Priam found the fire ere he his tongue, And I my Percy's death ere thou... The Tatler; corrected from the originals, with a preface, historical and ... - Page 74edited by - 1817Full view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1714 - 458 pages
...a Man, fo faint, fo fpiritlefs, So dull, fo dead in Look, fo woe be-gone, Drew Priam's Curtain, in the dead of Night, And would have told him, half his Troy was burn'd. But Priam found the Fire, ere he his Tongue: And I, my Ptrcy's Death, ere thou report'ft it.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1747 - 540 pages
...man, fo faint, fo Ipiritlefs, " 3 So dull, fo dead in look, fo woe-be-gone, *' Drew Priam's curtain in the dead of night, " And would have told him, half his "Troy was burn'd : " But Priam found the fire, ere he his tongue ; And I my Percy's death, ere thou report'ft... | |
| Henry Fielding - England - 1749 - 328 pages
...fo faint, fo fpiritlefs, . i * So dull, fo dead in Look, fo woc-be-gone, Drew/V/vz/;;'s Curtains in the dead of Night, And would have told him, half his Troy I was burn'd) i entered the Room, and declared, — That Madam Sophia tvas not to be found. i... i... | |
| Henry Fielding - English fiction - 1750 - 308 pages
...a Man, fo faint, fo fpiritlefs, So dull, fo dead in Look, fo woe-be-gone, Drew Priam's Curtains in the dead of Night, And would have told him, half his Troy was burn'd) enter'd the Room, and declared, — That Madam Sophia was net ta bt found• * Not to be found... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1752 - 268 pages
...a man, fo faint, fo fpiritlefs, So dull, fo dead in look, fo woe-be-gone, Drew Priam 's curtain in the dead of night, And would have told him half his Troy was burn'd. I fee a ftrange confeffion in thine eye ; Thou fhak'ft thy head, and hold ft it fear or fin... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1762 - 464 pages
...fuch a roan, fo faint, fo fpiritlefs> So dull, fb dead in look, fo wo-be-gone, Drew Priam1s curtain in the dead of night, And would have told him, half his Troy was burn'd ; But Priam found the fire, ere he his tongue: And I my Percy's death, ere thou report'ft it.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1765 - 600 pages
...a. man, fo faint, fo fpiritlefs, So dull, fo dead in look, * fo woe-be-gone, Drew Priam's curtain in the dead of night, And would have told him, half his Troy was burn'd, But Priam found the fire, ere he his tongue, And I my Percy 's death, ere thou report'ft it.... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1765 - 578 pages
...fuch a man, fo faint, fo fpiritlefs, So dull, fo dead in look, fo wo-be-gone, Drew Priam's curtain in the dead of night, And would have told him, half his Troy was burn'd ; But Priam found the fire, ere he his tongue :. And I my Piercy's death, ere thou report'ft... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1765 - 610 pages
...a man, fo faint, fo fpiritlefs, So dull, fo dead in look, *fo woe-be-gone, Drew Priam's curtain in the dead of night, And would have told him half his Troy was burn'd, But Priam found the lire, ere he his tongue, And I my Percy's death, ere thou report'ft it.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1767 - 504 pages
...fuch a man, fo faint, fo fpiritlefs, So dull, fo dead in look, fo woe be-gone, Drew Priam's curtain in the dead of night, And would have told him, half his Troy was burn'd : But Priam found the fire, ere he his tongue : And I, my Percy's death, ere thou report'lt... | |
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