A Collection of Early Prose Romances, Volume 3William John Thoms W. Pickering, 1828 - English literature |
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Page 137 - Faustus from his father, and made him his heir, in so much that his father was no more troubled with him, for he remained with his uncle at Wittenberg, where he was kept at the University in the same city to study Divinity. But Faustus being of a naughty mind and otherwise addicted, applied not his studies, but...
Page 6 - ... which so ravished his mind, that he thought he had been in another world, forgot both body and soul, insomuch, that he was minded never to change his opinion concerning that which he had done. Hereat came...
Page 31 - ... that it is a thing impossible : no matter for that, it is as it is, and let it be as it will, once it is done in such a manner as now according unto your request, I...
Page 12 - D yet it is to small avail, and taketh none effect, for out of that place God will neither hear crying nor singing ; if he do, thou shalt have a little remorse, as Dives, Cain, and Judas had. What helpeth the emperor, king, prince, duke, earl, baron, lord, knight, esquire, or...
Page 16 - To whom his spirit answered, Faustus, thou shalt know, that the practitioners or speculators, or at least the first inventors of these arts, have done nothing of themselves certain, whereupon thou mayest attain to the true prognosticating or presaging of things concerning the heavens, or of the influence of the planets; for if by chance some one mathematician or astronomer...
Page 15 - ... reasonable senses, that thou mightest understand his will and pleasure, to live to the glory and honour of his name, and to the advancement of thy body and soul : him, I say, being thy Maker, hast thou...
Page 138 - ... his time were able to argue with him in divinity, or for the excellency of his wisdom to compare with him, with one consent, they made him Doctor of Divinity : But Doctor Faustus, within short time after he had obtained his degree, fell into such fantasies, and deep cogitations, that he was mocked of many, and of the most part of the students was called the Speculator...
Page 49 - ... stone and earth, with very deep trenches : the walls have a hundred and eighty towers about them, and four fair platforms, ten apothecaries, ten doctors of the common -law, fourteen doctors of physic. From Norenberg he went to Auspurg, where at the break of the day he demanded of his spirit, whereupon the town took his name : This town...
Page 103 - Helena, which he also did. Whereupon he fell in love with her, and made her his common Concubine and bedfellow, for she was so beautiful and delightful...
Page 110 - Doctor Faustus with them (dissemblingly) was merry, but not from the heart : wherefore he requested them that they would also take part of his rude supper : the which they agreed unto : for...