 | Smith C. Ferguson, Emory Adams Allen - 1884 - 648 頁
...sadness, as the faithful chronometer suffers no perturbation of its rhythm, whether in storm or shine. " Trifles light as air, Are to the jealous confirmation strong As proofs of holy writ." — SHAKESPEARE. is no passion more base, nor one which seeks to hide itself more than jealousy. It... | |
 | John I. Jones - 1884 - 254 頁
...he used 1 So softly that, like flakes of feather'd snow, They melted as they fell.' — DRYDEN. (18) Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmation strong As proofs of Holy Writ.3 — SHAKESPEARE. (19) Whatever jewels I have merited, I am sure I have received none, unless... | |
 | May Agnes Fleming - 1886 - 420 頁
...like a shadow, up the long staircase, and disappeared in the gloom beyond. CHAPTER XIV. JEALOUSY. " Trifles, light as air, Are to the jealous confirmation strong As proofs of holy writ." OTHELLO. THE next morning, Sibyl made her appearance in the sitting-room, pale, wan, and haggard, as... | |
 | William Barnet Phillips - 1866 - 370 頁
...and even evinced a disposition to make himself agreeable to Lanabere. The great dramatist says : — Trifles light as air Are, to the jealous, confirmation strong As proofs of holy writ. So it was with Lanabere. Everything that had transspired between Mr. Roland and his wife came to his... | |
 | 1913 - 1152 頁
...of facts indisputably established. With regard to many of these it may not inappropriately be said that "trifles light as air are to the Jealous confirmation strong as proof from Holy Writ.'' They were all carefully considered and dwelt upon by Judge Henderson In his... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrop - 1888 - 712 頁
...filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed. JEALOUSY. Trifles light as air Are, to the jealous, confirmation strong As proofs of holy writ. OTHELLO'S STORY OF THE HANDKERCHIEF. That handkerchief Did an Egyptian to my mother give ; She was... | |
 | Edward Nicoll Dickerson - 1887 - 616 頁
...detective will then turn everything into proof that this man so pointed out is the thief. " Triflee light as air Are to the jealous confirmation strong As proofs of holy writ." It was on just such proofs that the Moor slew innocent Desdemona. There are two notable instances where... | |
 | Jane Austen - 1888 - 412 頁
...to shoot.' And from Shakespeare * she gained a great store of information ; amongst the rest, that That ' —, Trifles, light as air, Are, to the jealous, confirmation strong, As proofs of Holy Writ.' ' The poor beetle, which we tread upon, I n corporal sufferance feels a pang as great As when a giant... | |
 | George McKendree Steele - 1889 - 286 頁
...worst possible way, and some of the most innocent incidents are perverted into proofs of guilt. '' Trifles light as air Are, to the jealous, confirmation strong As proofs of Holy Writ." In Shakespeare's drama of " Othello," we have a powerful representation of this passion. DIVISION THIRD.... | |
 | Queensland. Department of Public Instruction - 1890 - 526 頁
...Class. 1. As specimens of copy-setting, write in large-hand the word "Telegraph"; in small-hand — " Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmation strong, As proofs of holy writ"; and, in ornamental print, "Building Society." 2. (a) Quote the Regulations regarding "Temporary Teachers... | |
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And from Shakespeare she gained a great store of information amongst the rest, that -'Trifles light as air, Are, to the jealous, confirmation strong, As proofs of Holy Writ. 
