 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, \ so honour peereth in the meanest habit. \ What, is the jay more precious...  Comicorum graecorum fragmenta - Seite 461840 - 275 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Theodor Meron Charles L. Denison Professor of Law New York University School of Law - 1998 - 262 Seiten
...nobility of merit was more important than nobility of birth. Petruccio underlines the importance of merit: For ‘tis the mind that makes the body rich, And...darkest clouds, So honour peereth in the meanest habit. (The Taming of the Shrew, IV.iii.i 7 o— 7 2) King Simonides makes the same point: “Opinion's bun... | |
 | Theodor Meron Charles L. Denison Professor of Law New York University School of Law - 1998 - 262 Seiten
...nobility of 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...darkest clouds, So honour peereth in the meanest habit. (The Taming of the Shrew, IV.iii. 170-72) King Simonides makes the same point: "Opinion's but a fool,... | |
 | Peter Quennell, Hamish Johnson - 2002 - 246 Seiten
...(iv.i) After his virtuoso performance with the tailor, Petruchio explains the point of his antics: Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor; For...feathers are more beautiful? Or is the adder better than the eel, Because his painted skin contents the eye? (iv.iii) Katharine has been warped by envy... | |
 | Victor L. Cahn - 2001 - 380 Seiten
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 | Leeds Barroll - 2001 - 292 Seiten
...labors. Finally, Petruchio decides that they will proceed to her father's house in their old clothes: For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich, And as...darkest clouds, So honour peereth in the meanest habit. (166-68) In the light of his previous manipulations, Petruchio's proselytizing seems a yet another... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1989 - 1286 Seiten
...master. [Exeunt TAILOR and HABERDASHER. PETRUCHIO. Well, come, my Kate; we will unto your father's, Even ust weep. I took him for the plainest harmless creature...history of all her secret thoughts: So smooth he daub'd Becausc his feathers are more beautiful? Or is the adder better than the eel, Because his painted skin... | |
 | Thomas Clayton - 2002 - 214 Seiten
...She therefore no longer demurs when he says they will sojourn to Padua in "honest, mean habiliments": For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich, And as...darkest clouds, So honour peereth in the meanest habit. (168, 170-72) Petruccio piles on analogies, the point behind all of them being that appearances are... | |
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