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" We must not make a scare-crow of the law. Setting it up to fear the birds of prey, And let it keep one shape, till custom make it Their perch, and not their terror. "
The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Life. New facts regarding the life ... - Page 346
by William Shakespeare - 1839
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections ..., Volume 9

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 518 pages
...this day, in some places, called the Prewt. MALONE. Setting it up to fear the birds of prey ', And Jet it keep one shape, till custom make it Their perch,...rather cut a little, Than fall, and bruise to death 2 : Alas ! this gentleman, Whom I would save, had a most noble father. Let but your honour know 3,...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1822 - 446 pages
...Provost, Officers, and attendants. Ang. We mustnot make a scare-crow of the law, Setting it up to fear3 the birds of prey, And let it keep one shape, till...and bruise to death : alas ! this gentleman, Whom 1 would save, had a most noble father. Let but your honour know4 (Whom I believe to be most strait...
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A Description of the Shetland Islands: Comprising an Account of Their ...

Samuel Hibbert - 1822 - 670 pages
...they become no longer a terror to evil doers, but are rendered easy objects of transgression ; . " We must not make a scare-crow of the law ; Setting...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror." 31 To the west of Refirth is a dell that leads to another voe of the name of Whalefirth, confined within...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, in Ten Volumes: Measure for ...

William Shakespeare - 1823 - 322 pages
...ANGELO'S House. Enter ANGELO, ESCALUS, a Justice, Provost, Officers, and other Attendants. Angelo. WE must not make a scare-crow of the law, Setting...yet Let us be keen, and rather cut a little, Than fell, and bruise to death : Alas ! this gentleman, Whom I would save, had a most noble father. Let...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text of the ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1823 - 474 pages
...[Exeunt. ACT II. SCENE L — A Hall in Angelo's House. Enter ANGELO, ESCALUS, a Justice, Provost 4 , Officers, and other Attendants. Ang. We must not make...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror. Let us be keen, and rather cut a little, Than fall, and bruise to death: Alas ! this gentleman, Whom...
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The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 882 pages
...[Exeunt. ACT II. SCENE I.— A hall in Angela's house. Enter AKCELO, ESCAI.US , a Justice , Prot'ust, Letusbe keen, and rather cut a little. Than fall, and bruise to death. Alas Ithis gentleman. Whom I...
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A dictionary of quotations from the British poets, by the author of The ...

British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...so their rising senses Begin to chase the ignorant fumes that mantle Their clearer reason. L. LAW. We must not make a scare-crow of the law, Setting...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror. There is no power in Venice Can alter a decree established : * 'Twill be recorded for a precedent ;...
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The Works of Shakspeare: From the Text of Johnson, Steevens, and Reed

William Shakespeare - 1825 - 1010 pages
...ia Angela'* house. Enter ANGF.LO, EscALCS, a Justice, Provoit, Officers, and other Attendants. Any. are ; Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect 'I'll thoughts of others! Pray yon, /;-,.'. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and rather cnt a little, [man. Than fall, and bruise to death :...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text by G. Steevens ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 482 pages
...to have. ACT II. SCENE I. — A Hall in Angelo's House. Enter ANGELO, ESCALUS, a Justice, Provost4, Officers, and other Attendants. Ang. We must not make...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror. Escai. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and rather cut a little, Than fall, and bruise to death : Alas !...
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Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical and ..., Volume 7

1826 - 506 pages
...House.— Table and tmo Chairs. Enter ESCALUS, ANGELO, u. and PBOVOST, mho mails behind, it. Any. (L. c.) We must not make a scarecrow of the law, Setting it...make it Their perch, and not their terror. Escal. (H. c.) Ay, but yet l.nl us be keen, and rather cut a little, Than fall, and bruise to death : alas...
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