 | Henry Phillips - 1825 - 352 pages
...Lamentations, v. 5. PERSEVERANCE. CANARY-GLASS.—Phalaris canaricnsis. " Perseverance keeps honour bright; To have done, is to hang quite out of fashion, Like rusty mail in monumental mockery." Skakspeare. We cannot account for this emblem, and perseverance... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1826
...Shakespear gave different advice, and himself acted upon it. " Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright. To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail, In monumental mockery. Take the instant way; For honour travels in a strait so narrow, Where one hut goes abreast. Keep then... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826
...devour'd As fast as they are made, forgot as soon As done : Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental mockery. Take the instant way ; For honour travels in a strait so narrow, Where one but goes abreast : keep... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826
...devour'd as fast as they are made, ,i oT Forgot as soon as done : Persev'rance, dear my lord, Keeps Honour bright: to have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail =• 11 In monumental mockery. Take the instant way ; For Honour travels in a strait so narrow, That... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1827
...can, that I must conclude with rather a large quotation : ' Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : to have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental mockery.' " Again, ' Time is like a fashionable host, That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand, And... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1827
...can, that I must conclude with rather a large quotation : • Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright : to have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental mockery.' " Again, ' Time is like a fashionable host, That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand, And... | |
 | 1828
...; which are devoured As fast as they are made, forgot as soon As done : Perseverance, dear my Lord, Keeps honor bright : To have done, is to hang Quite...fashion', like a rusty mail In monumental mockery. Take the instant way ; For honor travels in a strait so narrow, Where one but goes abreast ; keep then... | |
 | Paul Duport - 1828
...are made , forgot as soon As done : persévérance , dear tny lord , Keeps honour' bright : to hâve done , is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental mockery. Take thé instant way; For honour travels in a strait so narrow, Where one but goes abreast : keep... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1828
...As fast as they are made, forgot as soon As done : Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour hright : To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail ln monumental mockery. Take the instant way ; For honour travels in a strait so narrow, Where one hut... | |
 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens - 1829
...devour'd As fast as they arc made, forgot as soon As done : Perseverance, dear mv lord, Keeps honour bright : To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a trusty mail In monumental mockery. Take the instant way ; For honour travels in a strait so narrow,... | |
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To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental mockery. Take the instant way For honour travels in a strait so narrow, W'here one but goes abreast: keep then the path; For emulation hath a thousand sons, That one by one... 
