 Through tatter'd clothes small vices do appear ; Robes and furr'd gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold, And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks; Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it.  Romeo and Juliet: And Other Plays - Page 55by William Shakespeare - 1859 - 100 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1856 - 824 pages
...great image of authority : a dog 's obeyed in office. — Thou rascal beadle, hold thy bloody hand : Why dost thou lash that whore ? Strip thine own back...it. None does offend, none, I say none ; I 'll able 'em : Take that of me, my friend, who have the power To seal the accuser's lips. Get thee glass eyes... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1856 - 390 pages
...great image of authority : a dog 's obeyed in office. — * Thou rascal beadle, hold thy bloody hand : Why dost thou lash that whore? Strip thine own back...appear ; Robes and furr'd gowns hide all. Plate sin wil h gold, And the strong lance of justice Imrtless breaks ; Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth... | |
 | John Timbs - 1856 - 374 pages
...falsehood once received from a famed writer becomes traditional to posterity. — Dry den. MCLVIII. Die usurer hangs the cozener. Through tatter'd clothes...lance of justice hurtless breaks : Arm it in rags, a pigmy straw doth pierce it. Shukspeare. MCLIX. None has more frequent conversations with disagreeable... | |
 | 1856 - 372 pages
...falsehood once received from a famed writer becomes traditional to posterity. — Dry den. MCLVIIL Fhe usurer hangs the cozener. Through tatter'd clothes...lance of justice hurtless breaks : Arm it in rags, a pigmy straw doth pierce it. Shakspeare. MCLIX. None has more frequent conversations with disagreeable... | |
 | Henry Pitman - 1856 - 1048 pages
...too often the measure of morality. Shakspere had an eye to this when he said — " Through tattered clothes small vices do appear ; Robes and furr'd gowns...; Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it." Sydney Smith has said, " It is always considered a piece of impertinence in England if a man of less... | |
 | 1857 - 434 pages
...thou might'st behold the great image of authority : a dog's obeyed in office. * * * Through tattered clothes small vices do appear, robes and furr'd gowns...; arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it. * * If thou wilt weep my fortunes, take my eyes. I know thee well enough ; thy name is Gloster. Thou... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1857 - 730 pages
...great image of authority : a dog's obeyed in office. — Thou rascal beadle, hold thy bloody hand ! Why dost thou lash that whore ? Strip thine own back...usurer hangs the cozener. Through tatter'd clothes small(69) vices do appear ; Robes and furr'd gowns hide all. Plate (7°) sin with gold, And the strong... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1857 - 630 pages
...great image of authority : a dog 's obeyed in office. — Thou rascal beadle, hold thy bloody hand : Why dost thou lash that whore ? Strip thine own back...whipp'st her. The usurer hangs the cozener. Through tattered clothes small vices do appear ; Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold, And... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1857 - 488 pages
...from the cur ? There thou might'st behold the great image of authority : a dog's obeyed in office. — Through tatter'd clothes small vices do appear ; Robes,...lance of justice hurtless breaks : Arm it in rags, a pig-ny's straw doth pierce it. None does offend, none. I say, none ; I'll able 'em : Take that of me,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1858 - 752 pages
...great image of authority : a dog's obey'd in office. — Thou rascal beadle, hold thy bloody hand ! Why dost thou lash that whore ? Strip thine own back...a pigmy's straw doth pierce it. None does offend, noae, I say, none ; I'll able 'em : Take that of me, my friend, who have the power To seal th' accuser's... | |
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