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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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Memoirs of the Political and Literary Life of Robert Plumer Ward ...: With ...

Edmund Phipps - 1850 - 516 pages
...Shakspearian as Mr. Ward would probably have in his mind the fine passage in " Measure for Measure : " " We must not make a scarecrow of the law, Setting it...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror." a good man of business, that I dare say you cannot enter into it, but I do assure you that the true...
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Memoirs of the Political and Literary Life of Robert Plumer Ward ..., Volume 2

Edmund Phipps - 1850 - 534 pages
...Shakspearian as Mr. Ward would probably have in his mind the fine passage in " Measure for Measure : " " We must not make a scarecrow of the law, Setting it...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror." a good man of business, that I dare say you cannot enter into it, but I do assure you that the true...
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Apophthegms from the plays of Shakespeare, by C. Lyndon

William Shakespeare - 1850 - 260 pages
...which lives to fear.—DUKE, V., 1. Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.—DUKE, III., 1. W We must not make a scare-crow of the law, setting...custom make it their perch, and not their terror.— AUG. II., 1. in this life lie hid more thousand deaths : yet death we fear, that makes these odds all...
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The dramatic works of William Shakspeare, from the text ..., Part 47, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1851 - 540 pages
...ACT II. SCENE I.—A Hall in ANGELO'S House. Enter ANGELO, ESCALUS, a JUSTICE, PBOVOST, Officers, ami other Attendants. Ang. We must not make a scare-crow...one shape, till custom make it Their perch, and not then- terror. Let us be keen, and rather cut a little. Than fall, and bruise to death: Alas ! this...
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Dictionary of Shakespearian Quotations: Exhibiting the Most Forcible ...

William Shakespeare - 1851 - 462 pages
...decree: such a hare is madness the youth, to skip o'er the meshes of good counsel the cripple. MV i. 2. We must not make a scarecrow of the law, Setting it...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror. MM ii. 1. There is no power in Venice Can alter a decree established : Twill be recorded for a precedent...
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National Series of Selections for Reading; Adapted to the Standing ..., Volume 4

Richard Green Parker - 1852 - 380 pages
...12. Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt. 13. We must not make a scarecrow of the law, Setting it...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror. 14. Let us be keen, and rather cut a little, Than fell and bruise to death. Alas ! this gentleman Whom...
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The Works of Shakespeare: The Text Regulated by the Recently ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1853 - 440 pages
...sir, adieu. [Exeunt. ACT II. SCENE I. — A Hall in ANGELO'S House. Enter ANGELO, ESOALUS, a Justice, Officers, and other Attendants. Ang. We must not make...yet Let us be keen, and rather cut a little, Than fall,1 and bruise to death. Alas ! this gentleman, Whom I would save, had a most noble father. Let...
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The Works of Shakespeare: The Text Regulated by the Recently Discovered ...

William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1853 - 1158 pages
...sir, adieu. [Exeunt. ACT II. SCENE I.—A Hall in ANGELO'S House. Enter ANGELO, ESCALUS, a Justice, ke my leave. Pet. I must away to-day, before night...than stay.— And. honest company, I thank you all, Let us he keen, and rather cut a little, Than fall, 1 and hruise to death. Alas ! this gentleman. Whom...
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The plays of Shakspere, carefully revised [by J.O.] with ..., Part 166, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1853 - 746 pages
...Isab. Good sir, adieu. \_Eicitnl. ISO ACT IL fiCT 33. SCENE I. — A Hall in ANGELO'S House. Eider ANGELO, ESCALUS, a Justice, Provost, Officers, and...prey, And let it keep one shape till custom make it Tlieir perch, and not their terror. Escal. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and rather cut a little, Than...
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The Wisdom and Genius of Shakespeare: Comprising Moral Philosophy ...

William Shakespeare - 1853 - 608 pages
...youth Hath faulty wander'd and irregular, Find pardon on my true submission. 18 — iii. 2. 605. Law. We must not make a scare-crow of the law, Setting...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror. 5 — ii. 1. 606. Justice. Poise the cause in justice' equal scales, Whose beam stands sure, whose...
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