 | 1786 - 558 pages
...pleafant fe,»t : the air " NtTibl; anil fweetly recunmienJs ufelf " uuto cm gcutlc ienfe." " Juil as we came out of it, a raven perched on one of the chimney tops, and croaked. Then 1 repeated, " Ths raven himfelf is hoarfe, " That croaks the faul entrance... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pages
...castle hath a pleasant seat : the air Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself Unto our gentle sense,' &c.' Just as we came out of it, a raven perched on one of the chimney-tops, and croaked. Then I repeated would be present at his sermon. Northcote (Life of Reynolds, ii. 283) says that one day at Sir Joshua's... | |
 | E. H. Seymour - 1805 - 500 pages
..." Doth seek " To have thee crown'd withal." 64. " • — Give him tending, " He brings great news. The raven himself is hoarse, " That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan " Under my battlements." Doctor Johnson and Mr. Fuseli appear to have been refining this passage into perplexity. That the messenger... | |
 | John Howe Baron Chedworth - 1805 - 392 pages
...alteration is, Which supernatural assistance seems To crown thee with. P. 492.— 295.— 373. Lady M. The raven himself is hoarse, That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan Under my battlements. The present reading is right. But it is observable that Sir William Davenant appears to have supposed... | |
 | E. H. Seymour - 1805 - 500 pages
...To have thee crown'd withal." 64. " Give him tending, " lie brings great news. The raven him" self is hoarse, " That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan " Under my battlements." Doctor Johnson and Mr. Fuscli appear to have been refining this passage into perplexity. That the messenger... | |
 | Francis Douce - 1807 - 560 pages
...breath, had scarcely more Than would make up his message. LADY M. Give him tending, He brings great news. The raven himself is hoarse That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan. The last lines may appear less difficult, if the reader will suppose that at the moment in which the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 432 pages
...scarcely more Than would make up his message. Lady. Give him tending, He brings great news. [Exit SEYTON. The raven himself is hoarse, That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan Under my battlements. Come, all you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here ; And fill me, from the crown to... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 424 pages
...scarcely more Than would make up his message. He brings great news. [Exit SEYTON. Lady. Give him tending, The raven himself is hoarse, That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan Under my battlements. Come, all you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here ; And fill me, from the crown to... | |
 | James Boswell - 1810 - 438 pages
...hath a pleasant seat : the air " Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself ," Unto our gentle sense," 8cc. Just as we came out of it, a raven perched on one...-The raven himself is hoarse, " That croaks the fatal enterance of Duncan " Under my battlements." * It is remarkable that Dr. Johnson read this gentle remonstrance,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1813 - 484 pages
...hath a pleasant seat : the air " Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself , " Unto our gentle sense," &c. Just as we came out of it, a raven perched on one...himself is hoarse, " That croaks the fatal entrance of Dancan " Under my battlements." We dined at Mr. Keith's. Mrs. Keith was rather too attentive to Dr.... | |
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The raven himself is hoarse That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan Under my battlements. Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty ! make thick my blood ; Stop up... 
