Nay, do not think I flatter ; For what advancement may I hope from thee That no revenue hast but thy good spirits, To feed and clothe thee ? Why should the poor be flatter'd ? No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges... The Quarterly Review - Pàgina 463editat per - 1818Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| William Shakespeare - 2002 - 244 pàgines
...boasting show their scars A mock is due. Troilus — TC IV.v Let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning. Hamlet — Hamlet IlIM Let it work; For 'tis the sport to have the enginer Hoist with his own petar.... | |
| Kenneth Muir - 2002 - 236 pàgines
...sycophancy of the court: Why should the poor be flatter'd? No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning. (H1, ii, 57-60) It is an almost subliminal dialect, and to be effective it must find us very quick... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1995 - 340 pàgines
...clothe thee ? Why should the poor be flattered ? No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, 70 And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning. Dost thou hear ? re a teatro; come, "Non puoi rimanere finché non ho finito il mio porridge?", oppure... | |
| K. H. Anthol - 2003 - 344 pàgines
...clothe thee? Why should the poor be flatter'd? No, let the candied tongue [lick] absurd pomp, 65 And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow [fawning]. Dost thou hear? Since my dear soul was mistress of my choice And could of men distinguish, her election... | |
| William Ian Miller - 2003 - 310 pàgines
...and clothe thee? Why should the poor be flatter'd? No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning. If God or Caesar praises you, that is praise indeed, as the adage would have it; yet we know that their... | |
| Bernard Shaw - 2004 - 48 pàgines
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