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O my lord, Press not a falling man too far! 'Tis virtue His faults lie open to the laws; let them, Not you, correct him. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Chamberlain at III, ii) [Law] O, how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors! There is betwixt that smile we would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, More pangs and fears than wars or women have; And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Royalty] Read o'er this And after, this, and then to breakfast with What appetite you have. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (King Henry at III, ii) [Appetite] Sir, For holy offices I have a time; a time To think upon the part of business which I bear i' th' state; and nature does require Her times of preservation, which perforce I, her frail son, amongst my brethren mortal, Must give my tendance to. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Nature] So farewell to the little good you bear me. Farewell? a long farewell to all my greatness! This is the state of man: to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes; to-morrow blossoms And bears his blushing honors thick upon him; The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Greatness] Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace To silence envious tongues. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Peace] There is betwixt that smile we would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, More pangs and fears than wars or women have; And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Courtiers] This is the state of man: to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope; to-morrow blossoms And bears his blushing honours thick upon him; The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And, when he thinks, good easy man, fully surely His greatness is a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls as I do. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Man] 'Tis well said again, And 'tis a kind of good deed to say well; And yet words are no deeds. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (King Henry at III, ii) [Words] What sudden anger's this? How have I reaped it? He parted frowning from me, as if ruin Leaped from his eyes. So looks the chafed lion Upon daring huntsman that has galled him; Then makes him nothing. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at III, ii) [Anger] You sent me Deputy for Ireland, Far from his succor, from the king, from all That might have mercy on the fault thou gav'st him; Whilst your great goodness, out of holy pity, Absolved him with an axe. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Surrey at III, ii) [Goodness] At length her grace rose and with modest paces Came to the altar, where she kneeled, and saint-like Cast her fair eyes to heaven and prayed devoutly; Then rose again and bowed her to the people; When by the Archbishop of Canterbury She had all the royal makings of a queen, As holy oil, Edward Confessor's crown, The rod, and bird of peace, and all such emblems Laid nobly on her; which performed, the choir With all the choicest music of the kingdom Together sung 'Te Deum.' So she parted And with the same full state packed back again To York Place, where the feast is held. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Third Gentleman at IV, i) [Music : Royalty] Heaven bless thee, Thou hast the sweetest face I ever looked on. Sir, as I have a soul, she is an angel; Our king has all the Indies in his arms, And more, and richer, when he strains that lady. I cannot blame his conscience. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Gentleman at IV, i) [Beauty] Mark but my fall and that that ruined me. Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition! By that sin fell the angels; how can man then (The Image of his Maker) hope to win by it? - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at IV, i) [Ambition] O Cromwell, Cromwell, Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Wolsey at IV, i) [Service] And, to add greater honors to his age Than man could give him, he died fearing God. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Griffith at IV, ii) [God] From his cradle He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one, Exceeding wise, fair-spoken, and persuading; Lofty and sour to them that loved him not, But to those men that sought him, sweet as summer. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Griffith at IV, ii) [Students] His overthrow heaped happiness upon him; For then, and not till then, he felt himself, And found the blessedness of being little. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Griffith at IV, ii) [Adversity] His promises were, as he then was, mighty; But his performance, as he is now, nothing. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Katherine Dowager at IV, ii) [Promises] Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Griffith at IV, ii) [Proverbs] Noble madam, Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Griffith at IV, ii) [Manners] O my good lord, that comfort comes too late, 'Tis like a pardon after execution. That gentle physic, given in time, had cured me; But now I am past all comforts here but prayers. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Katherine at IV, ii) [Comfort] So may he rest, his faults lie gently on him! - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Katherine at IV, ii) [Faults] So went to bed, where eagerly his sickness Pursued him still; and three nights after this, After the hour of eight, which he himself Foretold should be his last, full of repentance, Continual meditations, tears and sorrows, He gave his honors to the world again, His blessed part to heaven, and slept in peace. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Griffith at IV, ii) [Death] And if you can be merry then, I'll say A man may weep upon his wedding day. - The Life of King Henry the Eighth (Speaker at prologue) [Merriment] Displaying page 151 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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