 In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil? In religion, What damned error, but some sober brow Will bless it, and approve it with a text, Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?  Merchant of Venice. As you like it - Page 73by William Shakespeare - 1785Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1846 - 560 pages
...with ornament. 2 In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being seasoned with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil ? In religion, What damned...but some sober brow Will bless it, and approve it 3 with a text, Hiding the grossness with fair ornament ? There is no vice so simple, but assumes Some... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1847 - 726 pages
...with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a gracious voice, , How many cowards, whose hearts are all as false As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins The beards... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1847 - 760 pages
...gracious voicf, '•bscures the show of evil ? In religion, " hat damned error, but some sober brow AVill cries, and falls into a cough ; And then the whole quire hold their hips, and laugh. How many cowards, whose hearts are all ns fulso As stnirs of sand, wear yet upon their chius The beards... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But being seawou'd witli a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil ! In religion, What damned...with a text, Hiding the grossness with fair ornament I There is no vice so simple, but assumes Some mark of virtue on its outward parts. How many cowards,... | |
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...with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a gracious voice', Obscures the show of evil ? In religion, What damned...error, but some sober brow Will bless it, and approve it7 with a text, Hiding the grossness with fair ornament ? There is no vice so simple, but assumes... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1847 - 578 pages
...with ornament.1 In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a gracious3 voice, Obscures the show of evil ? In religion, What damned...error, but some sober brow Will bless it, and approve it1 with a text. Hiding the grossness with fair ornament ? There is no vice so simple, but assumes... | |
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...plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being seasoned with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil 1 In religion, What damned error, but some sober brow...with a text, Hiding the grossness with fair ornament ? Thus ornament is but the guiled shore To a most dang'rous sea ; the beauteous scarf Veiling an Indian... | |
 | William John Birch - 1848 - 570 pages
...elsewhere in this play, which, as it seems to be its text, we give here from the mouth of Bassanio : — In religion What damned error, but some sober brow...'with a text, Hiding the grossness with fair ornament ? The Christians do wrong to the Jews, and the Jews would not only claim the wild justice of revenge,... | |
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...gracious3 voice, Obscures the show of evil ? In religion, What damned error, but some sober brow "'ill bless it, and approve it with a text, Hiding the grossness with fair ornament ? There is no rice so simple, but assumes Some mark of virtue on his outward parts. Ho* many cowards, whose hearts... | |
 | 1901 - 690 pages
...with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt Bat, being seasoned with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil ? In religion What damned...but assumes Some mark of virtue on his outward parts : How many cowards, whose hearts are all as false As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins The... | |
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