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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 Quintessence of English Poetry, Or, a Collection of All the Beautiful ... - Page 149
by William Oldys - 1740
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The Wisdom and Genius of Shakespeare: Comprising Moral Philosophy ...

William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 478 pages
...chew'd, swallow'd, and digested, Appear before us .' 20— -ii. 2. 226 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. 5 — ii. 1. 227 We see which way the...
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The Philosophy of Shakspere: Extracted from His Plays

William Shakespeare, Michael Henry Rankin - 1841 - 266 pages
...athwart Goes all decorum. Measure for Measure. Act i. Scene 4. Angelo. 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. Ibid. Act ii. Scene 1. THE civilized...
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The Works of William Shakespeare: Measure for measure ; Comedy of errors ...

William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1842 - 582 pages
...Enter ANGELO, ESCALUS, a Justice, Officers, and other A ttendants. Ang. 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. Escal. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and...
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The family Shakespeare [expurgated by T. Bowdler]. in which those words are ...

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 1008 pages
...Enter AXGELO, ESCALI-S, Provost, Officers, anil othfr Attendants. Ang. We mutt not make a scare-crow But to the purpose, and so to ifte venture. — Be it known to you, (as shape, till custom make it Their perch and not their terror. RtcaL Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and...
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The works of Shakspere, revised from the best authorities: with a ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 658 pages
...ANOELO, ESCALUS, a Justice, Provost, Officers, and other Attendants. Ang. We must not make a scarecrow 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. Eseal. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and...
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Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts

William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 934 pages
...makes these odds all even. -Measure for Measure. LEGAL JUSTICE. Angela. WE must not make a scarecrow 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. Escalus. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and...
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Shakespeare's Plays: With His Life, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1847 - 726 pages
...Enter ANBELO, ESCALUS, a Justice, Officers, and other Attendants. Ang. 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. Escal. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and...
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Comedies. Two gentlemen of Verona

William Shakespeare - 1847 - 760 pages
...i.», ESCALUS, a Justice, Officers, and other Attendants. Ang. We must not make a scare-crow of the ure For ever the society of men. Therefore, shape, till custom make it Their perch, and not their terror. Escal. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and...
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Shakespeare's Plays: With His Life, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1847 - 736 pages
...not fear us, Pompcy, with thy sails. Angelo, in MEASURE FOR MEASURE, would — — make a scare-crow your majesty ? Fal. A goodly portly man, i' faith, But this active sense of the verb fear is not its exclusive meaning in SHAKESPEARE; and in the TAMIKO...
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Shakespeare Proverbs: Or, The Wise Saws of Our Wisest Poet Collected Into a ...

William Shakespeare, Mary Cowden Clarke - 1848 - 156 pages
...after fourteen years' purchase. We cannot weigh our brother with ourself. We must not make a scarecrow of the law, Setting it up to fear the birds of prey, And let it keep one shape till custom make it Then1 perch, and not their terror. What king so strong, Can tie the gall...
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