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Eye: Quotations from Shakespearian Quotations

Men's eyes were made to look, and let them gaze.— R.J. iii. 1

The eye sees not itself, But by reflection, by some other things.— J.C. i. 2

Le very eye negociate for itself, and trust no agent.— M. A. ii. 1.

An eye like Mars, to threaten and command.— H. iii. 4.

. What an eye she hath! methinks it sounds a parley of provocation— O. ii. 3.

For his ordinary, pays his heart, For what his eyes eat only.— A. C. ii. 2

From women's eyes this doctrine I derive: They sparkle still the right Promethean fire; They are the books, the arts, the academies, That show, contain, and nourish all the world; Else, none at all in aught proves excellent.— L. L. iv. 3

Thou tell'st me there is murder in mine eye: 'Tis pretty, sure, and very probable, That eyes, that are the frail'st and softest things, Who shut their coward gates on atomies, Should be call'd tyrants, butchers, murderers! Now I do frown on thee with all my heart; And, if mine eyes can wound, now let them kill thee; Now Now counterfeit to swoon; why now fall down Or, if thou can'st not, O, for shame, for shame, Lie not, to say mine eyes are murderers. Now show the wound mine eyes have made in thee: Scratch thee but with a pin, and there remains Some scar of it; lean but upon a rush, The cicatrice and capable impressure Thy palm some moment keeps: but now mines eyes, Which I have darted at thee, hurt thee not; Nor, I am sure, there is no force in eyes, That can do hurt.— A. Y. iii. 5.

She speaks, yet she says nothing; -what of that? Her eye discourses, I will answer it. I am too bold, 'tis not to me she speaks: Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven, Having some business, do entreat her eyes To twinkle in their spheres till they return.— R. J. ii. 2.

I perceive, these lords, At this encounter, do so much admire, That they devour their reason; and scarce think Their eyes do offices of truth, their words Are natural breath.— T. v. i

The beauty that is borne here in the face The bearer knows not, but commends itself To others' eyes: nor doth the eye itself (That most pure spirit of sense) behold itself, Not going from itself; but eye to eye oppos'd each other with each other's form.— T. C. iii. 3

EYE-BROWs. Your brows are blacker; yet black brows, they say, there be not Become some women best; so that there be not circle, Too much hair there, but in a semi-— W.T. ii. 1

Or half moon made with a pen.— AND EARS

My will enkindled by mine eyes and ears, Two traded pilots 'twixt the dangerous shores— T.C. ii. 2

Of will and judgment.