The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed, to her wallowing in the mire. * Chap. II. Verse 22. The iron entered into his soul. The Book of Common Prayer. Verse 18. * “ As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.-PROVERBs xxvi. 11. Miscellaneous Quotations. 000 RICHARD LOVELACE. Stone walls do not a prison make, To Althea from Prison. CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE. Come live with me and be my love. The Passionate Shepherd to his Love, TOBIN. The man that lays his hand upon a woman, Save in the way of kindness, is a wretch Whom 't were gross flattery to name a coward. The Honey Moon. Act II. Scene I. L EE. When Greeks join'd Greeks, then was the tug of war. Alexander the Great. Act 1v. Scene 1. CONGREVE. Ferdinand Mendez Pinto was but a type of thee, chou liar of the first magnitude !* Love for Love. Act 11. Scene 1. Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, The Mourning Bride. Act i. Scene 1. * It is very unusual to hear this line correctly used. “ When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war,” is the way we hear it generally given. † Ferdinand Mendez Pinto was a celebrated Portuguese navigator. He published an account of his travels, which contained so much of the marvellous that his name became a by-word for extravagant fiction. |
