 Peace, brother ; be not over-exquisite To cast the fashion of uncertain evils ; For, grant they be so, while they rest unknown, What need a man forestall his date of grief...  Comus: A Masque - Page 20by John Milton - 1913 - 32 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1785 - 698 pages
...fuMinie poem than at prcicnt. It occurs again, v.^bz. And in the fenfe of prtt/ent, bindir, &c. ^(. ^ . What need a man FORESTALL his date of grief, And run to meet what he would mult avoid ? LADY. How eafy my misfortune is to hit ! 286 C o M u s. Imports their lofs, befidc the... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1791 - 294 pages
...direful grasp " Of savage hunger or of savage heat > £. Bra. " Peace brother; be not over exquisite 30 " To cast the fashion of uncertain evils; " For, grant...they be so, while they rest unknown " What need a man forestal his date of grief, " And run to meet what he would most avoid ? " Of if they be but false... | |
 | English drama - 1797 - 468 pages
...? E. Bra. " Peace brother ; be not over exquisite " To cast the fashion of uncertain evils ; 3» " For, grant they be so, while they rest unknown " What need a man forestal his date of grief, " And run to meet what he would most avoid ? " Or if they be but false... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...fashion of uncertain evils: 360 For grant they be so, while they rest unknown, \Vhat need a man forestal his date of grief, And run to meet what he would most avoid ? Or if they be but false alarms of fears, How bitter is such self delusion ? I do not think my sister so to seek, Or so unprincipled in... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...? Or, while we speak, within the direful grasp Of savage hunger, or of savage heat ? Elder Brotlur. Peace, Brother; be not overexquisite To cast the fashion...evils : For grant they be so, while they rest unknown, 02 What need a man forestall his date of grief, And run to meet what he would most avoid ? Or if they... | |
 | Terence - Latin drama (Comedy) - 1810 - 612 pages
...interesting manner. 11 For when mischance, &c.] A similar sentiment occurs in Milton's Masque of Comus : Peace, brother; be not over-exquisite To cast the...uncertain evils : For grant they be so; while they rest unknoun; What need a man forestall his date of grief , And run to meet what he tcould most avoid? Or... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...direful grasp Of savage hunger, or of savage heat ? Elder Brother. Peace, Brother; be not overexquisite What need a man forestall his date of grief, And run to meet what he would most avoid r Or if they be but false alarms of fear, How bitter is such self-delusion ! I do not think my Sister... | |
 | English drama - 1811 - 620 pages
...the direful grasp Of savage hunger or of savage heat ? E. Bro. Peace, brother ; be not over exquisite To cast the fashion of uncertain evils $ For, grant...they be so, while they rest unknown What need a man forestal his date of grief, And run to meet what he would most avoid ? Or if they be but false alarms... | |
 | British drama - 1811 - 624 pages
...heat ? /•.'. Bro. Peace, brother ; be not over exquisite To cast the fashion of uncertain evile ; For, grant they be so, while they rest unknown What need a man forestal his date of grief, And run to meet what he would most avoid ? Or if they be but false alarms... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 634 pages
...heat ? Eld. Bro. Peace, brother ! be not over exquisite To cast the fashion of uncertain evils. 360 k For grant they be so, while they rest unknown, What...they be but false alarms of fear, How bitter is such self delusion ? 365 I do not think my Sister so to seek, (359) Of the two brothers I take the elder... | |
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