 | Matt Braun - 2012 - 321 sider
..."Notoriety." "And of course, I've read of your exploits." "To my great regret," Holliday said affably. " 'Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues we write in water.' " "King Henry the Eighth!" Langrishe marveled. "A man of letters who lives by the sword. You must pardon... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1997 - 666 sider
...dramatist, poet. Hamlet, in Hamlet, act 3, SC.4, I. 151 (1604). Speaking to his mother Gertrude. 4 Men's evil manners live in brass, their virtues We write in water. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, (1564-1616) British dramatist, poet. Griffith, in King Henry VIII, act 4, sc.... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - 686 sider
...zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies. 10273 Henry VIII he White Man's burden Send forth the best ye breed Go, bind your s 10274 Henry ViII Some come to take their ease And sleep an act or two. 10275JuliusCaesar Why, man,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 2008 - 240 sider
...The clergy ill example . GRIFFITH Noble madam, Men ' s evil manners live in brass , their virtues 45 We write in water. May it please your highness To hear me speak his good now? KATHERINE Yes, good Griffith, I were malicious else . GRIFFITH This cardinal, Though from an humble... | |
 | John Marston - 1999 - 268 sider
...note: 'the Latin proverb is scribit in marmore laesus' — and Shakespeare, Henry VIII, 1v. ii. 45-6: 'Men's evil manners live in brass: their virtues / We write in water'. 52. corse (Qq. course)] corpse. Ferr. A most fine brain- trick. Ceho. (Tacite) Of a most cunning knave.... | |
 | Oscar Wilde, Bobby Fong - 2000 - 366 sider
...read 'Here lies one whose name was writ in water' — from Shakespeare's Henry VIII, 1v. ii. 45-6: 'Men's evil manners live in brass, their virtues | We write in water'. 13. Echoes Thomas Moore's 'Oh! Breathe Not His Name', 7-8: 'And the tear that we shed, though in secret... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 2001 - 180 sider
...performance, as he is now, nothing. 43 Of his own body he was ill, and gave The clergy ill example. GRIFFITH Noble madam, Men's evil manners live in brass; their...please your highness To hear me speak his good now? KATHERINE Yes, good Griffith, I were malicious else. GRIFFITH This cardinal, Though from an humble... | |
 | Suzanne Enoch - 2009 - 384 sider
...a waltz this evening. And if his suspicions were correct, the mayhem had only just begun. Chapter 4 Noble madam, Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water. —Henry VIII, Act IV, Scene ii Georgi ana's friends pounced on her as soon as she reached the edge... | |
 | Matt Braun - 2002 - 294 sider
...hurting yourself, and I hate to see you like this. Won't you please stop ... for me?" Fontaine grunted. " 'Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues we write in water.' I believe the Bard penned the Une for me. Yes, indeed, quite apropos." Lillian was reduced to silence.... | |
 | Peter H. Gibbon, Samuel Beckett - 1976 - 312 sider
...notes, "She chose to forgo security for the sake of a vision." Nine TALKING TO STUDENTS ABOUT HEROES Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water. — Shakespeare, King Henry VIII Who' ere excels in what we prize, Appears a hero in our eyes. —... | |
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Noble madam, Men's evil manners live in brass, their virtues We write in water. May it please your highness To hear me speak his good now ? Kath. 
