 | Benjamin S. Llamzon - 1993 - 398 pages
...perhaps, but surely in the hereafter. In the corrupted currents of this world. Offense's gilded band may shove by justice, And oft 'tis seen the wicked...above. There is no shuffling, there the action lies in its true nature, and we ourselves compelled, Even to the teeth and forehead of our faults, to give... | |
 | Richard Courtney - 1995 - 274 pages
...prepared to alter his way of life. Few of us are. Claudius' "offence" is the sin and its "effects": In the corrupted currents of this world Offence's...prize itself Buys out the law. But 'tis not so above. (57-60) The image of heavenly justice is central to Hamlet. Judgment Day is here and now. The pace... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1996 - 132 pages
...did the murder — My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen. 55 May one be pardoned and retain th' offence? In the corrupted currents of this world Offence's...prize itself Buys out the law. But 'tis not so above. 60 There is no shuffling; there the action lies In his true nature, and we ourselves compelled, Even... | |
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In the corrupted currents of this world, Offence's gilded hand may shove by justice, And oft 'tis seen the wicked prize itself Buys out the law; but 'tis not so above; There is no shuffling, there the action lies In his true nature, and we ourselves compell'd,... 
