 tis the mind that makes the body rich ; And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds, So honour peereth in the meanest habit. What, is the jay more precious than the lark, Because his feathers are more beautiful ? Or is the adder better than the eel,...  The Monthly magazine - Pagina 84door Monthly literary register - 1811Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Shakespeare - 1998 - 260 pagina’s
...father's, Even in these honest mean habiliments. Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor, For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich; And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds, 170 So honour peereth in the meanest habit. What, is the jay more precious... | |
 | Theodor Meron - 1998 - 257 pagina’s
...merit was more important than nobility of birth. Petruccio underlines the importance of merit: For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich, And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds, So honour peereth in the meanest habit. (The Taming of the Shrew, IV.iii.170-72)... | |
 | David L. Larsen - 644 pagina’s
...Rhetoric," in Bloom, ed., Othello, 1 16. 6. 3.8 THE TAMIXG OF THE SHREW: STRUGGLE OF DOMESTICITY 'Tis the mind that makes the body rich; And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds, So honour peereth in the meanest habit. What, is the jay more precious... | |
 | Peter Quennell, Hamish Johnson - 2002 - 246 pagina’s
...Petruchio explains the point of his antics: Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor; For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich. And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds, So honour peereth in the meanest habit. What, is the jay more precious... | |
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