That had not God, for some strong purpose, steel'd The hearts of men, they must perforce have melted, And barbarism itself have pitied him. But heaven hath a hand in these events; To whose high will we bound our calm contents. To Bolingbroke are we sworn subjects now, Whose state and honour I for aye allow. K. RICHARD II., A. 5, s. 2. IMPRUDENCE. To wilful men, The injuries, that they themselves procure, KING LEAR, A. 2, s. 4. IN CIVIL WAR NICE CALCULA- YES, in this present quality of war ;- We see the appearing buds; which, to prove fruit, Hope gives not so much warrant, as despair, That frosts will bite them. When we mean to build, We first survey the plot, then draw the model; What do we then, but draw anew the model In fewer offices; or, at least, desist To build at all? Much more, in this great work, Question surveyors; know our own estate, K. HENRY IV., PART II., A. 1, s. 3. INCONSISTENCY OF THE BISHOP TURNING GENERAL. You are well encounter'd here, my cousin Good day to you, gentle lord archbishop : Would he abuse the countenance of the king, It is even so :- -Who hath not heard it spoken, To us, the imagin'd voice of God himself; Between the grace, the sanctities of heaven, The subjects of his substitute, my father; K. HENRY IV., PART II., A. 4, s. 2. INCONSTANCY. PANDARUS. What says she there? TROILUS. Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart; [Tearing the letter. The effect doth operate another way. Go, wind, to wind, there turn and change to gether. My love with words and errors still she feeds; But edifies another with her deeds. TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, A. 5, s. 3. you INCONSTANCY OF BLIND FORTUNE. By your patience, ancient Pistol. Fortune is painted blind, with a muffler before her eyes, to signify to that fortune is blind: And she is painted also with a wheel; to signify to you, which is the moral of it, that she is turning, and inconstant, and variations, and mutabilities: and her foot, look you, is fixed upon a spherical stone, which rolls, and rolls, and rolls;-In good truth, the poet is make a most excellent description of fortune: fortune, look you, is an excellent moral. K. HENRY V., A. 3, s. 6. INFECTION OF COMPANIONSHIP. IF I were sawed into quantities, I should make four dozen of such bearded hermit's-staves as master Shallow. It is a wonderful thing, to see the semblable coherence of his men's spirits and his: They, by observing him, do bear themselves like foolish justices; he, by conversing with them, is turned into a justice-like servingman; their spirits are so married in conjunction with the participation of society, that they flock together in consent, like so many wild-geese. If I had a suit to master Shallow, I would humour his men, with the imputation of being near their master: if to his men, I would curry with master Shallow, that no man could better command his servants. It is certain, that either wise bearing, or ignorant carriage, is caught as men take diseases, one of another: therefore, let men take heed of their company. K. HENRY IV., PART II., ▲. 5, s. 1. INFIRMITIES OF HONESTY. I may be negligent, foolish, and fearful; It was my folly; if industriously I play'd the fool, it was my negligence, WINTER'S TALE, A. 1, s. 2. INNOCENCE. A HEART unspotted is not easily daunted. K. HENRY VI., PART II., A. 3, s. 1. INSCRUTABILITY OF PROVIDENCE. You snatch some hence for little faults; that's love, To have them fall no more: you some permit |