COMMENDATION
(Shakespeare)
Second to none.
The Comedy of Errors, V., 1
There’s nothing ill can dwell in such a temple.
The Tempest, I., 2
A lovelier gentleman——the spacious world cannot again afford.
King Richard III., I., 2
He’s the rock, the oak not to be wind-shaken.
Coriolanus, V., 2
He reads much; he is a great observer, and he looks quite through the deeds of men.
Julius Cæsar, I., 2
Julius Cæsar, II., 1
This comes off well and excellent.
Timon of Athens, I., 1
That stirs good thoughts in my breast.
King John, II., 1
He should have a volume of farewells.
King Richard II., I., 4
My man’s as true as steel.
Romeo and Juliet, II., 4
A kinder gentleman treads not the earth.
The Merchant of Venice, II., 8
Ay, every inch a King.
King Lear, IV., 6
I remember him well, and I remember him worthy of thy praise.
The Merchant of Venice, I., 2
He has done nobly.
Coriolanus, II., 3
Happy the parents of so fair a child.
The Taming of the Shrew, IV., 5
The kindest man, the best-condition’d and unwearied spirit in doing courtesies.
The Merchant of Venice, III., 2
Sing again: mine ear is much enamour’d of thy note.
A Midsummer-Night’s Dream, III., 1
Her voice was ever soft, gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
King Lear, V., 3
Your fair discourse hath been as sugar, making the hard way sweet and delectable.
King Richard II., II., 3
You know the very road into his kindness, and cannot lose your way.
Coriolanus, V., 1
Neat, trimly dressed, fresh as a bridegroom.
I. King Henry IV., I., 3
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
Measure for Measure, V., 1
Not meanly proud of two such boys.
The Comedy of Errors, I., 1
Your worth is very dear in my regard.
The Merchant of Venice, I., 1
A countryman of yours that has done worthy service.
All’s Well that Ends Well, III., 5
I have heard of the lady, and good words went with her name.
Measure for Measure, III., 1
We lack’d your counsel and your help.
Othello, I., 3
Thy charge exactly is performed.
The Tempest, I., 2
Thy counsel’s sound.
The Taming of the Shrew, I., 1
He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one; exceeding wise, fair-spoken, and persuading.
King Henry VIII., IV., 2
The very thought of this fair company clapp’d wings to me.
King Henry VIII., I., 4
This was the noblest Roman of them all.
Julius Cæsar, V., 5
I do applaud thy spirit.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona, V., 4
Good phrases are surely, and ever were, very commendable.
II. King Henry IV., III., 2
Gallants, lads, boys, hearts of gold, all the titles of good fellowship.
I. King Henry IV., II., 4
Here is everything advantageous to life.
The Tempest, II., 1
It hath done meritorious service.
The Merry Wives of Windsor, IV., 2
Upon such sacrifices——the gods themselves throw incense.
King Lear, V., 3
A good heart’s worth gold.
II. King Henry IV., II., 4
My father’s honours live in me.
Titus Andronicus, I., 1
Never man sigh’d truer breath.
Coriolanus, IV., 5
O, this boy lends mettle to us all.
I. King Henry IV., V., 4
One of the prettiest touches of all.
The Winter’s Tale, V., 2