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I do not know What kind of my obedience I should tender. More than my all is nothing; nor my prayers Are not words holy hallowed, nor my wishes More worth than empty vanities; yet prayers and wishes Are all I can return. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Anne Bullen at II, iii) [Prayer] Verily I swear 'tis better to be lowly born And range with humble livers in content Than to be perked up in a glist'ring grief And wear a golden sorrow. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Anne Bullen at II, iii) [Contentment : Sorrow] Alas! sir, In what have I offended you? What cause Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure? - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Queen Katharine at II, iv) [Proverbs] I do believe (Induced by potent circumstances) that You are mine enemy; and make my challenge You shall not be my judge. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Katherine at II, iv) [Enemies] Sir, I am about to weep; but, thinking that We are a queen (or long have dreamed so), certain The daughter of a king, my drops of tears I'll turn to sparks of fire. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Katherine at II, iv) [Tears] Therefore I say again I utterly abhor, yea, from my soul Refuse you for my judge, whom yet once more I hold my most malicious for and think not At all a friend to truth. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Katherine at II, iv) [Judges] You are not to be taught That you have many enemies that know not Why they are so, but like to village curs Bark when their fellows do. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (King Henry at II, iv) [Enemies] Heaven is above all yet; there sits a judge That no king can corrupt. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Katherine at III, i) [Judges] Like the lily That once was mistress of the field and flourished, I'll hang my head and perish. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Katherine at III, i) [Lilies] Now I think on't, They should be good men, their affairs are righteous; But all hoods make not monks. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Katherine at III, i) [Appearance] O, good my lord, no Latin! I am not such a truant since my coming As not to know the language I have lived in. A strnage tongue makes my cause more strnage, suspicious. Pray speak in English. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Katherine at III, i) [Linguists] Orpheus with his lute made trees, And the mountain tops that freeze, Bow themselves when he did sing. To his music plants and flowers Ever sprung, as sun and showers There had made a lasting spring. Every thing that heard him play, Even the billows of the sea, Hung their heads, and then lay by. In sweet music is such art, Killing care and grief of heart Fall asleep, or hearing die. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Women at III, i) [Music] A peace above all earthly dignities, A still and quiet conscience. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Conscience : Proverbs] But in this point All his tricks founder and he brings his physic After his patient's death: the king already Hath married the fair lady. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Chamberlain at III, ii) [Medicine] By that sin fell the angels. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Ambition : Proverbs] Cromwell, I did not think to shed a tear In all my miseries; but thou hast forced me (Out of thy honest truth) to play the woman. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Tears] Farewell The hopes of court; my hopes in heaven do dwell. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Hope] I have touched the highest point of all my greatness, And from that full meridian of my glory I haste now to my setting. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Greatness] I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory, But far beyond my depth. My high-blown pride At length broke under me, and now has left me, Weary and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream that must for ever hide me. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Glory : Pride] I know myself now, and I feel within me A peace above all earthly dignities, A still and quiet conscience. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Conscience : Proverbs] Let's dry our eyes: and thus far hear me, Cromwell, And when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And sleep in dull cold marble, when no mention Of me more must be heard of, say I taught thee; Say, Wolsey, that once trod the ways of glory And sounded all the depths and shoals of honor, Found thee a way (out of his wrack) to rise in, A sure and safe one, though thy master missed it. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Teaching] Love thyself last, cherish those hearts that hate thee; Corruption wins not more than honesty. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Love : Self-love] My high-blown pride At length broke under me, and now has left me Weary and old with service. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Proverbs] Now if you can blush and cry guilty, cardinal You'll show a little honesty. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Surrey at III, ii) [Conscience] O how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours! - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Proverbs] Displaying page 150 of 186 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 [150] 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186
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