...particularly gratitude *. " ' llude am I in speech, And little blest in the set, polished phrase ; For since these arms of mine had seven years pith, Till now some nine moons wasted, they have used Their dearest efforts in the rural field ; And therefore, little can I grace my cause In speaking...

...heart, particularly gratitude *. " ' Rude am I in speech, And little blest in the set, polished phrase ; For since these arms of mine had seven years pith, Till now some nine moons wasted, they have used Their dearest efforts in the rural field; And therefore, little can I grace my cause In speaking...

...masters, — That I have ta'en away this old man's daughter, It is most true ; true, I have married her ; The very head and front of my offending Hath this...bless'd with the set phrase of peace ; For since these armsof mine had seven years' pith, Till now, some nine moons wasted, they have us'd Their dearest action...

...APOLOGY. That I have taken away this old man's daughter, It is most true ; true, I have married her ; The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent; no more. Rude am I in speechs And little bless'd with the set phrase of peace, For since these arms of mine had seven years...

...bless'dwith the ,et phrase of pe..ce : For since thes-- arms of minelvid se-en years' pith. Till now, son-e nine moons wasted, they have us'd Their dearest action,...tented field ; And little of this great world can 1 speak. More thau pertains to feats of broils and battle ; And therefore, little shall I grace my...

...forehead of his fortunes " Be.ires figures ofrenowneand miracle." Again, in Troilus and Cressida : Hath this extent, no more. Rude am I in my speech, And little bless'd with the set phrase of peace 4 ; For since these arms of mine had seven years' pith, Till now some nine moons wasted, they have...

...masters, That I have ta'en away this old man's daughter, It is most true ; true, 1 have married her ; The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent, no more. Rude am I in my speech, Ami little bless'd with the set phrase of peace ; For since these arms of mine had seven years' pith,...

...STEEVENS. It seems, in all these instances, to mean — greatest, most important. So, in Othello : " For since these arms of mine had seven years' pith, " Till now some nine moons wasted, they have used " Their dearest action in the tented field." See vol. ix. p. 257, where Mr. Malone gives the same...

...masters, 1 That I have ta en away this old man's daughter, It is most true; true, I have married her; The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent; no more. Rude am I in speech, And little bless'd with the set phrase of peace; For since these arms of mine had seven years...

...firpnt of my offending3 * Stood in your action.] Were the man exposed to your charge or accusation. Hath this extent, no more. Rude am I in my speech,...some nine moons wasted, they have us'd Their dearest action4 in the tented field ; » And little of this great world can I speak, More than pertains to...