...charncter of that dominion giren 545 O'er other creatnres ; yetwt"n I appronch Her loveliness, so absolnte she seems And in herself complete, so well to know...own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, vi rtnonsest, discrer test, hest ; 550 All higher knowledge in her presence falls Degraded ; wisdom...

...as if they had been made for no other place. And to all this mental enrichment she adds the skill " So well to know Her own, that what she wills to do...say Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best." Portia's consciousness of power does indeed render her cool, collected, and firm, but never a whit...

...of inward less exact. For well I understand in the prime endOf Nature her the inferior, in the mind And inward faculties, which most excel; In outward...less expressing The character of that dominion given O'er other creatures : Yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in herself complete,...

...pre-eminence, as being first in creation and internal faculties, breaks out into the following rapture : " Yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she...complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills, or do, or say. Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best. All higher knowledge in her presence falls...

...audjtress, Her husband the relator she preferred.' L 6 " Well - " Well might Adam exclaim — • -' When I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems,...herself complete, so well to know Her own, that what the wills to do, or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best : All higher knowledge in her...

...on her bestow'd Too much of ornament, in outward show • Elaborate, of inward less exact. , When T approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems, And...own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuose*!, discreetest, best; All higher knowledge in her presence falls Degraded: wisdom in discourse...

...her bestow,d Too much of ornament, in outward show Elaborate, of inward less exact. — — When 1 approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems, And...own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuose.st, discreetest, best; All higher knowledge in her presence falls Degraded : wisdom in discourse...

...pre-eminence, as being first in creation and internal faculties, breaks out into the following rapture: " Yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she...complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills, or do, or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best. All higher knowledge in her presence falls...

...her resembling less His image who made both, and less expressing The character of that dominion given ep ; a dark Illimitable ocean, without bound, All higher knowledge in her presence falls Degraded ; Wisdom in discourse with her Loses discountenanc'd,...

...Of nature her th' inferior, in the mind And inward faculties, which most excel, In outward also hi-r resembling less His image who made both, and less...545 O'er other creatures ; yet when I approach Her loveliaess, so absolute she seems, And in herself complete, so welt to know Her own, that what she...