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Vight: Quotations from Shakespearian Quotations

Come, civil night, Thou sober-suited matron, all in black.— R. J. iii. 2

Nightingale

And to the nightingale's complaining notes, Tune my distresses, and record my woes.— T. G. v. 4.

Nobility

He seems to be the more noble in being fantastical a fantastical: a great man, I'll warrant.— W.T. iv. 3

O, that your young nobility could judge, What 'twere to lose it, and be miserable! They that stand high, have many blasts to shake them; And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.— R. III. i. 3.

Nose

A good nose is requisite, to smell out work for the other senses.— W.T. iv. 3

All that follow their noses are led by their eyes, but blind men; and there's not a nose among twenty but can smell him that's stinking.— K. L. ii. 4.

Fool. Can'st tell, why one's nose stands i' the middle of his face? Lear.-No. Fool.-Why, to keep his eyes on either side his nose; that what a man cannot smell out, he may spy into. K.L. i.5. There is a fellow somewhat near the door, he should be a brazier by his face, for o' my conscience, twenty of the dog-days now reign in's nose; all that stand about him are under the line, they need no other penance.— H. VIII. v. 3.

Notes

I will make a prief of it in my note book— M. W. i. 1

Novelties

That all, with one consent, praise new born gawds, Though they are made and moulded of things past; And give to dust, that is a little gilt, More laud toan gilt o'er-dusted. The present eye praises the present object.— T. C. iii. 3.

New customs, Though they be never so ridiculous, Nay, let them be unmanly, yet are follow'd. H. VIII. i.