 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 - 1819 - 560 pages
...with ornament ïn bu , what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil ? In religion, What damned...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 beards... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 516 pages
...with ornament. lu law what plea so tainted and corrupt, But being1 season'd with a gracious* voice,, Obscures the show of evil? In religion,' What damned...it, and approve it with a text, Hiding the grossness wilh fair ornament? There is no vice so simple, but assumes Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.... | |
 | John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...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...ornament? There is no vice so simple, but assumes Some mask of virtue on his outward parts. How many cowards, whose hearts are all as false As stairs of sand,... | |
 | George Brodie - Great Britain - 1822 - 504 pages
...remarking that Shakspeare must have had a lesa ambitious set of men in his eye when he so happily said, "In religion, What damned error, but some sober brow Will bless it and approve it with a text." The excellence of the passage will form my excuse for quoting any thing so hackneyed. James, too, could... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 984 pages
...with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a gracious t voice, ou? How many cowards, whose hearts are all u false As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins The beards... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Theater - 1823 - 436 pages
...with ornament In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a graciousi voice, Obscures the show of evil ? In religion, What damned...some sober brow Will bless it, and approve it with at text, Hiding the grossness with fair ornament :' (1) Dignity of mien. (2) Love. There'isnovice so... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 322 pages
...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 grosness with fair ornament ? There is no vice so simple, but assumes Some... | |
 | William Shakespeare, William Dodd - Fore-edge painting - 1824 - 428 pages
...with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a graciousf voice, Obscures the show of evil? In religion, What damned...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 beards... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 518 pages
...with ornament. 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...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 beards... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 372 pages
...with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a gracious f voice, Obscures the show of evil ? In religion, What damned...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 beards... | |
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