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

A dish fit for the gods.

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