 Tis but an hour ago since it was nine, And after one hour more 'twill be eleven ; And so, from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe, And then, from hour to hour, we rot and rot ; And thereby hangs a tale.  Old Age Is a Terminal Illness - Page 20by Alma Bond - 2006 - 188 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Alexander Leggatt - Drama - 2005 - 296 pages
...Jaques-Touchstone view of inevitable decay: And so, from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe, And then, from hour to hour, we rot and rot; And thereby hangs a tale. (n. vn. 26-8) Jaques's set piece on the seven ages of man is essentially an elaboration of this view.... | |
 | Eva Oppermann - Authorship - 2006 - 302 pages
...und ist mit seinem Zeiterlebnis gleichzusetzen: And so from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe, And then from hour to hour, we rot and rot. And thereby hangs a tale. (II, 7, 25-28) ,Hour' und , whore' waren Homophone im 16. Jahrhundert ebenso wie , tale' and ,tail'... | |
 | Edward J. Huth, T. J. Murray - Health & Fitness - 2006 - 597 pages
...Essays. Of Age William Shakespeare; 1 598 59 And so, from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe, And then, from hour to hour, we rot and rot; And thereby hangs a tale. As You Like It, Act II, Scene vii Thomas Browne; 1643 60 Age doth not rectify, but incurvate our natures,... | |
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