The philosophy of William Shakespeare Author:William Shakespeare Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Than ever they were fair. This man so complete, Who was enroll'd 'mongst wonders, and when we, Almost with ravish'd list'ning, could not find His hour of speech ... more »a minute, he, my lady, Hath into monstrous habits put the graces That once were his, and is become as black As if besmear'd in hell. K. HENRY VIII., A. 1, S. 2. A TRUCE IN THE HEROIC AGE. Worthy of arms! as welcome as to one That would be rid of such an enemy ; But that's no welcome : Understand more clear What's past, and what's to come, is strew'dwith husks And formless ruin of oblivion ; But in this extant moment, faith and troth, Strain'd purely from all hollow bias-drawing, Bids thee, with most divine integrity, From heart of very heart, great Hector, welcome. TROILUS AND CRE8SIDA, . 4, S. 5. A TRUE FRIEND REBUKES WHERE FLATTERERS PRAISE. Timon. Now, Apemantus, if thou wert not sullen, I'd be good to thee. Apemanius. No, I'll nothing: for If I should be brib'd too, there would be none left To rail upon thee; and then thou would'st sin the faster. Thou giv'st so long, Timon, I fear me, thou Wilt give away thyself in paper shortly: What need these feasts, pomps, and vain glories? Tim. Nay, An you begin to rail on society once, I am sworn, not to give regard to you. Farewell; and come with better musick. Exit. Apem. So;— Thou'It not hear me now,—thou shalt not then, I'll lock Thy heaven from thee. O, that men's ears should be To counsel deaf, but not to flattery! TIMON OF ATHENS, A. 1, S. 2. A VIRTUOUS WIFE AND SISTER'S OMENS MAY NOT BE DISREGARDED. Andeomache. When was my lord so much ungently tempered, To stop his ears against admonishment? Unarm, unarm, and do not fight to-day. Hectoe. You train me to offend you; get you in: By all the...« less