Shakspeare's Seven Ages of Man; Or, the Progress of Human Life. Illustrated by Prose and Verse, from the Works of the Most Eminent Writers. with a Bri

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 edition. Excerpt: ... Then a Soldier--Full of strange oaths, and bearded like a pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quiok in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth! THE SOLDIER. Then a Soldier--Full of strange oaths, and bearded like a pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel. Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth! The jarring interests of Man in society will not unfrequently break out into acts of hostility. Hence we find that scenes of bloodshed debase the earliest records of the human race. Among the Greeks the siege of Troy forms a conspicuous era of their history. And the Romans were so inflamed with the love of war, that they could not rest till they became the masters of the world. Descending to modern times, we do not find men less inclined to oppose each other in the field of battle. Wars and rumours of wars, have distinguished these latter days! More than half of the last century was engaged in acts of violence. For these twenty years past the obstreperous trump of war has been incessantly blown; and it was reserved for the recent Battle of Waterloo alone, by its decisive issue, to hush the world into peace! Alluding to that portion of the contest which passed on the Spanish peninsula, Lord Byron has these energetic lines, awfully descriptive of the fury of the combatants bent on mutual destruction. Devastation is thus personified--Lo! where the giant on the mountain stands, His blood-red tresses deepening in the snn; With death-shot glowing in his fiery hands, And eye that scorcheth all it glares upon: Restless it rolls--now fix'd, and now anon Flashing afar--and at his iron feet Destruction cow'rs to mark what deeds are done! For on this morn Three potent nations meet To shed before his...