The comedies, histories, tragedies, and poems of William Shakspere (1851) (14597857159)

Identifier: comedieshistorie02shak (find matches)
Title: The comedies, histories, tragedies, and poems of William Shakspere
Year: 1851 (1850s)
Authors: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Knight, Charles, 1791-1873
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Publisher: London : Charles Knight
Contributing Library: Brandeis University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Brandeis University Libraries



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(Scene V.) COMEDIES.—VOL. 11.
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( Scene I. How nov/, sir! ) ACT IL SCENE l.—A Hall in Angelos House.Enter Angelo, Escalus, a Justice, Provost, Officers, and other Attendants. Ang. We must not make a scarecrow of the law,Setting it up to fear* the birds of prey,And let it keep one shape, till custom make it =1 The Provost is here a Idnd of sheriff—a Iceeper of prisoners,t To fear—to aflriglit. SCENE I.) MEASURE FOR MEASURE. 359 Their perch, and not their terror.EscAL. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and rather cut a little, Than fall^, and bruise to death : Alas ! this gentleman, Whom I would save, had a most noble father. Let but your honour know, (Whom I believe to be most straight in virtue,) That, in the working of your own affections, Had time coherd with place, or place wdth wishing, Or that the resolute acting of our blood ^ Could have attaind the effect of your own purpose, Whether you had not sometime in your life Errd in this point which now you censure him*^. And pulld the law upon you.Ang. T is one thin