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" Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuff d bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart ? Doct. "
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to ... - Page 306
by James Boswell - 1889
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The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the transactions of the turf ...

680 pages
...concierge with a bitter " Damnation ! " of self reproach, and self accusation. CHAP. III. " Canst ! linn minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Baze out the written troubles of the brain, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuff'd...
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The Port Folio, Volume 3

1810 - 566 pages
...that keep her "From her rest;" — With what feeling does he exclaim ! —"Cure her of that! " Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased ; " Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, " Haze out the written troubles of the brain; " And with some sweet oblivious antidote, " Cleanse the...
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Melancholy: As it Proceeds from the Disposition and Habit, the Passion of ...

Robert Burton - 1801 - 436 pages
...ENGLISH MALADY " - are traced from within '* Its inmost centre to its outmost skin." i .J Cari'stthou not minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And, with some sweet oblivious antidote, Cleanse the foul...
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Bellgrove castle; or, The horrid spectre!, Volume 2

T H. White - 1803 - 224 pages
...attempts tempts of this nature seemed to operate as provocatives to their melancholy. •" Say, who can minister to a mind diseased — " Pluck from the memory...stuff' d bosom of that perilous stuff, " Which weighs upon the heart ?'' SHAKESPEARE. " The urihappy mother had received .such a shock to her reason, that...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the ..., Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 442 pages
...diseas'd; Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow ; Raze out the written troubles of the brain ; And, with some sweet oblivious antidote, Cleanse the stuff d bosom of that perilous stuff, Which weighs upon the heart ? Doct. Therein the patient Must minister to himself. Macb. Throw physick to the dogs,...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With Notes of Various Commentators, Volume 6

William Shakespeare - 1806 - 432 pages
...diseas'd ; Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow ; Raze out the written troubles of the brain ; And, with some sweet oblivious antidote, Cleanse the stuff' d bosom of that perilous stuff, Which weighs upon the heart ? Doct. Therein the patient Must minister to himself. Macb. Throw physick to the dogs,...
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Macbeth. King John. King Richard II.-v. 2. King Henry IV. King Henry V.-v. 3 ...

William Shakespeare - 1807 - 346 pages
...diseas'd; Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow ; Raze out the written troubles of the brain ; And, with some sweet oblivious antidote, Cleanse the stuff 'd bosom of that perilous stuff, Which weighs upon the heart ? Doct. Therein the patient Must minister to himself. Macb. Throw physic to the dogs,...
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The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and ..., Volume 4

James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...troubles of the brain ; " And, with some sweet oblivious antidote, " Cleanse- the stuff'd bosom of that perilous stuff, " Which weighs upon the heart?" To which Dr. Brocklesby readily answer'd, from the same great poet : • therein the patient <t Must minister to himself." Johnson...
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Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition, Addressed to His Son

George Gregory - 1809 - 384 pages
...I believe, ever found the following fine passage of Shakspeare too redundant in metaphor : ' Can'st thou not minister to a mind diseased ? Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow ? ' Base out the living tablets of the brain ; And, with some sweet oblivious antidote, Cleanse the...
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Talents Improved; Or: The Philanthropist

Harriet Corp - 1809 - 290 pages
...forced smile, when he comes, my friend, address him in the words of Macbeth, and ask him if he can Minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain: Aud with some sweet oblivious antidote, Cleanse the 8tufTd...
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