 In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being seasoned 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?  The Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems of William Shakspere - Page 536by William Shakespeare - 1851Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1785 - 402 pages
...ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being seasort'd with a gradpus voice, Obscures Obscures the show of evil ? In religion, What damned...assumes Some mark of virtue on his outward parts. 210 How many cowards, whose hearts are all as false As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins The... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...arid corrupt, But being season'd with a gracious voice, Obscures the shew of evil? In religion, \Vhai damned error, but some sober brow Will bless it, and...vice so simple, but assumes Some mark of virtue on its outward parts. How many cowards, whose hearts are all as false As stairs of sand, wear yet upon... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 578 pages
...still deceiv'd with ornament [selves ; In law what plea so tainted and corrupt, IVi , being season'd with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil ?...vice so simple, but assumes Some mark of virtue on its outward parts. How many cowards, whose hearts are all as false As stairs of sand, wear yet upon... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 400 pages
...world is still deceiv'd with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a gracious voice. Obscures the show of evil?...with a text, Hiding the grossness with fair ornament ? Thus ornament is but the cuiled shore To a most dang'rous sea ; the beauteous scarf Veiling an Indian... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 416 pages
...world is still deceiv'd with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil?...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 Shakespeare - 1811 - 436 pages
...world is still deceiv'd with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt But, being seasonal with a gracious} voice, * Obscures the show of evil...parts. How many cowards, whose hearts are all as false * Dignity of mien. t Ix>v». t Winning favour. As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins The beards... | |
 | 1811 - 418 pages
...world is still deceived with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil!...vice so simple, but assumes Some mark of virtue on its outward parts. How many cowards, whose hearts are yet at false As stairs of sand, wear yet upon... | |
 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 pages
...world is still deceiv'd with ornament — In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil?...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,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 984 pages
...deceiv'd with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a gracious t atter you? u false As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins The beards of Hercules, and frowning Mars; Who,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 486 pages
...plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a gracious i voice, Obscures the show of evilî In religion, What damned error, but some sober brow...his outward parts. How many cowards, whose hearts arc all as falle As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their cliins The beards of Hercules, and frowning... | |
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