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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 Works of Shakespear: In Six Volumes - Page 313
by William Shakespeare - 1745
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Illustrated ; Embracing ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1850 - 614 pages
...ANGELO, 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. EscaL Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and...
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Apophthegms from the plays of Shakespeare, by C. Lyndon

William Shakespeare - 1850 - 264 pages
...V., 1. Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.—DUKE, III., 1. W 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.— AUG. II., 1. in this life lie hid...
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Memoirs of the Political and Literary Life of Robert Plumer Ward ...: With ...

Edmund Phipps - 1850 - 516 pages
...probably have in his mind the fine passage in " Measure for Measure : " " 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." a good man of business, that I dare...
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Memoirs of the Political and Literary Life of Robert Plumer Ward ..., Volume 2

Edmund Phipps - 1850 - 534 pages
...probably have in his mind the fine passage in " Measure for Measure : " " 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." a good man of business, that I dare...
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Dictionary of Shakespearian Quotations: Exhibiting the Most Forcible ...

William Shakespeare - 1851 - 462 pages
...the youth, to skip o'er the meshes of good counsel the cripple. MV i. 2. 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. MM ii. 1. There is no power in Venice...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: With a Life of the Poet, and ...

William Shakespeare - 1851 - 772 pages
...ANGELO, ESOALUS, a Justice, Provost, Officers, and other Attendants. Ang. We must not make a scarcecrow 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 dramatic works of William Shakspeare, from the text ..., Part 47, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1851 - 540 pages
...ANGELO, ESCALUS, a JUSTICE, PBOVOST, Officers, ami 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 then- terror. Let us be keen, and rather cut a little....
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National Series of Selections for Reading; Adapted to the Standing ..., Volume 4

Richard Green Parker - 1852 - 380 pages
...And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt. 13. 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. 14. Let us be keen, and rather cut a...
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The Wisdom and Genius of Shakespeare: Comprising Moral Philosophy ...

William Shakespeare - 1853 - 608 pages
...irregular, Find pardon on my true submission. 18 — iii. 2. 605. Law. 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. 606. Justice. Poise the...
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The plays of Shakspere, carefully revised [by J.O.] with ..., Part 166, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1853 - 746 pages
...ANGELO, 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 Tlieir perch, and not their terror. Escal. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and...
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