 What are your laws, of which you make your boast, but the fool's wisdom and the coward's valour; the instrument and screen of all your villainies, by which you punish in others what you act yourselves; or would have acted; had you been in their circumstances....  Bell's British Theatre - Page 74edited by - 1797Full view - About this book
 | George Lillo - 1754 - 80 pages
...punifli in others what you a£t yourfelves, or wou'd have a&ed, had you been in their Circumftances. The Judge, who condemns the poor Man for being a Thief, had been a Thief himfelf, had he been poor. Thus .you go on deceiving, and being deceiv'd, harraffing, plaguing and... | |
 | John Bell - 1776 - 382 pages
...punifh in others what you act yourfelves, or would have a6ted, had you been in their circumftances. The judge, who condemns the poor man for being a thief, had been a thief himfelf had he been poor. Thus you go on deceiving and being deceived, harraffing, plaguing, and deftroying... | |
 | John Bell - 1780 - 382 pages
...punifh in others what you act yourfelves, or would have ailed, had you been in their circumftances. The judge, who condemns the poor man for being a thief, had been a thief himfelf had he been poor. Thus you go on deceiving and being deceived, ban-ailing, plaguing, and deftroying... | |
 | John Bell - 1776 - 422 pages
...punifli in others what you act yourfelves, or would have afted, had you been in their circumltances. The judge, who condemns the poor man for being a. thief, had been a thief him 'elf had he been paor. . Thus you go on deceiving and being deceived, harralfing, plaguing, and... | |
 | Charles Shadwell - 1797 - 446 pages
...Barnfees, all mankind. But what : was condemned, and is this .^L^^ ws on. 1 ^Bi"!'. to visit lillwoodw their circumstances. The judge, who condemns the poor...plaguing, and destroying one another. But women are your univerr sal prey. Women, by whom you are, the source of joy, With cruel arts you labour to destroy... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 954 pages
...superstitious bigots, how will you answer this ? 482 483 act yourselves, or would have acted, had you been in their circumstances. The judge, who condemns the poor...being deceived, harassing, plaguing, and destroying une another. But women are your universal prey. Women, by whom you are, the source of joy, With cruel... | |
 | 1804 - 516 pages
...will you answer this ? 482 BRITISH DRAMA. 433 act yourselves, or would have acted, had you been in their circumstances. The judge, who condemns the poor...poor. Thus you go on deceiving and being deceived, harassmg, plaguing, and destroying one another. But women are your universal prey. Women, by whom you... | |
 | 1804 - 486 pages
...condemns the poor man for being n thief, had been a thief himself, had he been poor. Thus той 50 on deceiving and being deceived, harassing, plaguing,...another. But women are your universal prey. Women, bv whom you are, the source of joy, With cruel arts you labour to destroy : A thousand ways our ruin... | |
 | 1804 - 510 pages
...others wqat you act yourselves, or would have acted, had you been in their circumstances. The judce, who condemns the poor man for being a thief, had been a thief hnnself, had he been poor. Thus you go on deceiving and being deceived, harassing, plaguing, and destroying... | |
 | George Lillo, Thomas Davies - 1810 - 336 pages
...villanies, by which you punish in others what you act yourselves, or would have acted, had you been iu their circumstances. The judge who condemns the poor...poor. Thus you go on deceiving, and being deceived, harrassing, and plaguing, and destroying one another ; but women are your universal prey. Women, by... | |
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