William Shakespeare Quotes about Heaven - Page 2

If you shall marry, You give away this hand, and this is mine; You give away heaven's vows, and those are mine; You give away myself, which is known mine; For I by vow am so embodied yours That she which marries you

If you shall marry, You give away this hand, and this is mine; You give away heaven's vows, and those are mine; You give away myself, which is known mine; For I by vow am so embodied yours That she which marries you must marry me-- Either both or none.

William Shakespeare

Hands, Giving, Heaven

William Shakespeare, William Harness, William Gilmore Simms (1842). “The Complete Works of William Shakspeare”, p.252

Heaven - the treasury of everlasting life.

William Shakespeare

Heaven, Treasury, Everlasting

A high hope for a low heaven: God grant us patience!

William Shakespeare

Patience, Heaven, Lows

William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier (1853). “The Works: The Text Formed from an Entirely New Collation of the Old Editions: with the Various Readings, Notes, a Life of the Poet, and a History of the Early English Stage. Notes and emendations to the text of Shakespeare's plays, from early manuscript corrections in a copy of the folio, 1632, in the possession of J. Payne Collier : forming a supplemental volume ...”, p.82

Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, they on thee. Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us 't were all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd 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.

William Shakespeare

Light, Issues, Heaven

William Shakespeare (1842). “The Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems of William Shakspere: Merry wives of Windsor. Twelfth night. As you like it. Measure for measure”, p.383

But virtue never will be mov'd, Though lewdness court it in a shape of heaven.

William Shakespeare

Heaven, Shapes, Virtue

William Shakespeare (1833). “The plays and poems of William Shakspeare”, p.837

The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from heaven to earth, From earth to heaven.

William Shakespeare

Eye, Heaven, Rolling

'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595-6) act 5, sc. 1, l. 7

O! Let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven; keep me in temper; I would not be mad!

William Shakespeare

Sweet, Mad, Heaven

'King Lear' (1605-6) act 1, sc. 5, l. [51]

Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven; Whilst, like a puff'd and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads And recks not his own read.

William Shakespeare

Heaven, Puff, Hamlet And Ophelia

'Hamlet' (1601) act 1, sc. 3, l. 47

There's some ill planet reigns: I must be patient till the heavens look With an aspect more favourable.

William Shakespeare

Astrology, Heaven, Looks

William Shakespeare, John Pitcher (2010). “The Winter's Tale: Third Series”, p.194, A&C Black

Thus can the demigod Authority Make us pay down for our offense by weight The words of heaven; on whom it will, it will, On whom it will not, so: yet still 'tis just.

William Shakespeare

Heaven, Weight, Pay

William Shakespeare (2000). “Measure for Measure”, p.42, Penguin

The benediction of these covering heavens Fall on their heads like dew, for they are worthy To inlay heaven with stars.

William Shakespeare

Stars, Fall, Heaven

William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens (1813). “The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes”, p.641

Come, swear it, damn thyself, lest, being like one of heaven, the devils themselves should fear to seize thee; therefore be double-damned, swear,--thou art honest.

William Shakespeare

Art, Heaven, Devil

William Shakespeare (1835). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: With a Life of the Poet, and Notes, Original and Selected; Together with a Copious Glossary”, p.639

If yon bethink yourself of any crime Unreconcil'd as yet to heaven and grace, Solicit for it straight.

William Shakespeare

Prayer, Heaven, Grace

William Shakespeare, Roma Gill (2002). “Othello”, p.126, Oxford University Press, USA

I'll follow thee and make a heaven of hell, To die upon the hand I love so well

William Shakespeare

Love, Hands, Heaven

William Shakespeare, Trevor R. Griffiths (1996). “A Midsummer Night's Dream”, p.131, Cambridge University Press

Where is Polonius? HAMLET In heaven. Send hither to see. If your messenger find him not there, seek him i' th' other place yourself. But if indeed you find him not within this month, you shall nose him as you go up the stairs into the lobby.

William Shakespeare

Heaven, Noses, Messengers

William Shakespeare (2013). “Making Sense of Hamlet! a Students Guide to Shakespeare's Play (Includes Study Guide, Biography, and Modern Retelling)”, p.253, BookCaps Study Guides

And when love speaks, the voice of all the gods makes Heaven drowsy with the harmony.

William Shakespeare

Love, Voice, Heaven

'Love's Labour's Lost' (1595) act 4, sc. 3, l. [327]

Comfort's in heaven, and we are on the earth

William Shakespeare

Heaven, Comfort, Earth

1595 York. Richard II, act 2, sc.2, l.78-9.

But most it is presumption in us when the help of heaven we count the act of men.

William Shakespeare

Angel, Men, Heaven

William Shakespeare, Thomas Dolby (1832). “The Shakespearian Dictionary, Forming a General Index to All the Popular Expressions, and Most Striking Passages in the Works of Shakespeare, from a Few Words to Fifty Or More Lines ... By T. Dolby”, p.260

All thy vexations Were but my trials of thy love, and thou Hast strangely stood the test; here, afore heaven, I ratify this my rich gift.

William Shakespeare

Heaven, Trials, Charity

William Shakespeare (1998). “The Tempest”, p.170, Oxford University Press, USA

Heaven would that she these gifts should have, and I to live and die her slave.

William Shakespeare

Should Have, Heaven, Charity

William Shakespeare, Isaac Reed (1813). “The Plays of William Shakespeare”, p.223

His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth.

William Shakespeare

Heart, Heaven, Oracles

William Shakespeare (2012). “Comedies of Shakespeare in Plain and Simple English (a Modern Translation and the Original Version)”, p.4800, BookCaps Study Guides

The plants look up to heaven, from whence they have their nourishment.

William Shakespeare

Flower, Heaven, Looks

William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens (1809). “The Plays of William Shakespeare ...: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators”, p.139

His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; his love sincere, his thoughts immaculate; his tears pure messengers sent from his heart; his heart as far from fraud, as heaven from earth

William Shakespeare

Heart, Heaven, Humanity

William Shakespeare (1996). “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare”, p.199, Wordsworth Editions

If there be no great love in the beginning, yet heaven may decrease it upon better acquaintance, when we are married and have more occasion to know one another: I hope, upon familiarity will grow more contempt.

William Shakespeare

Memorable, Great Love, Heaven

William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens (1813). “The plays of William Shakespeare: in twenty-one volumes, with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators, to which are added notes”, p.30