 | William Dwight Whitney - 1889 - 282 sidor
...firm; unsteady ; fickle ; capricious : said chiefly of persons : as, inconstant in love or friendship. 0, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon. That monthly changes in her circled orb. Sltalc., R. and J., 11. •• At several Hopes wisely to fly, Ought not to be esteem d Inconstancy;... | |
 | Mara Louise Pratt-Chadwick - 1891 - 166 sidor
...Lady, by yonder blessed moon I swear, That tips with silver all these fruit-tree tops, — Jul. O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, That monthly .changes in her circled orb, Lest thy love prove likewise variable. Rom. What shall I swear by ? Jul. Do not swear at- all ; Or, if thou... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1893 - 262 sidor
...Rom. Lady, by yonder blessed moon I swear That tips with silver all these fruit-tree tops— Jul. O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circled orb, 110 Lest that thy love prove likewise variable. Rom. What shall I swear by ? Jul. Do not swear at all... | |
 | 1895 - 416 sidor
...golden grove, or to bask in a summer sky : Give her the wages of going on, and not to die. TENNYSON. 269 0 swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circled orb. ROMEO AND JULIET ii. 2. TTE that hath a handsome wife by other men is thought happy ; 'tis a pleasure... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1896 - 638 sidor
...martial outside. As You Like It, act i. sc. 3. Swear — Romeo. Lady, by yonder blessed moon "i swear, That tips with silver all. these fruit-tree tops — Juliet. 0, swear not by the moon, the inconstant inoon, That monthly changes in her circled orb, Lest that thy love prove likewise variable. Romeo and... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1896 - 680 sidor
...the dark night hath so discovered. she: That tips with silver all these fruit-tree tops. Juliet. O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circled orb, i^est that thy love prove lilrewise variable. Romeo. What shall I swear by ? Juliet. Do not swear at... | |
 | 1896 - 784 sidor
...nymphs." Shakcjp. : I Uvnrit 17., IT. B. B. As adjective : 1. Having the form of a circle, round, " O, swear not by the moon, the Inconstant moon, That monthly changes In her circled orb." £aoi«p : Komm t Julia. IL 2. 2. Encircled, surrounded with a circlet, coronet, ¿tc. * çïre'-lèr,... | |
 | Horace - 1898 - 538 sidor
...Vento semper rubet aurea Phoebe is not to the point. Tor moon as type of change, cf: Juliet's ' О swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon | That monthly changes in her circled orb.' Ov. Met. 15. 196, 'nee par aut eadem nocturnae forma Dianae \ Esse potest umquam.' Hence Spenser, Mutability,... | |
 | Horace - 1898 - 538 sidor
...431, Vento semper rubet aurea Phoebe is not to the point. For moon as type of change, cf. Juliet's ' O swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon | That monthly changes in her circled orb.' Ov. Met. 15. 190, ' nec par aut eadem nocturnae forma Dianae \ Esse potest umquam.' Hence Spenser,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1899 - 540 sidor
...Rom. Lady, by yonder blessed moon I swear That tips with silver all these fruit-tree tops — Jul. O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circled orb, no Lest that thy love prove likewise variable. Rom. What shall I swear by ? Jul. Do not swear at all... | |
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O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circled orb, 110 Lest that thy love prove likewise variable. 
