Ralph Waldo Emerson, comp. (1803–1882). Parnassus: An Anthology of Poetry. 1880.
Each and AllWilliam Shakespeare (15641616)
(From Measure for Measure.)
H
Not light them for themselves; for if our virtues
Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike
As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touched
But to fine issues: nor Nature never lends
The smallest scruple of her excellence,
But, like a thrifty goddess, she determines
Herself the glory of a creditor,
Both thanks and use.
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(From Macbeth.)
(From Macbeth.)
T
Unless the deed go with it: from this moment,
The very firstlings of my heart shall be
The firstlings of my hand.