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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 family Shakespeare [expurgated by T. Bowdler]. in which those words are ... - Page 304
by William Shakespeare - 1853
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The complete works of William Shakspeare, with notes by the most ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 790 pages
...in Angela's house. Enter ANGELO, ESCALCS, a Justice, Proi-ottt, Officers, and other Attendants. Ang. rkness lies. Your light grows dark by losing of yonr...upon a fairer eye: Who dazzling so. that eye shall be Esca/. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and rather rut a little, Than fall, and bruise to death : alas !...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Life. New facts regarding the life ...

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 608 pages
...in Angelo's House. Enter ANGELO, ESCALUS, a Justice, Provost, Officers, and other Attendants. Ang. We must not make a scarecrow of the law, Setting it...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror. Escal. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and rather cut a little, Than fall, and bruise to death : alas !...
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The Wisdom and Genius of Shakespeare: Comprising Moral Philosophy ...

William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 478 pages
...our eye, When capital crimes, chew'd, swallow'd, and digested, Appear before us .' 20— -ii. 2. 226 We must not make a scare-crow of the law, Setting...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror. 5 — ii. 1. 227 We see which way the stream of time doth run, And are enforced from our most quiet...
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The Philosophy of Shakspere: Extracted from His Plays

William Shakespeare, Michael Henry Rankin - 1841 - 266 pages
...The baby beats the nurse, and quite athwart Goes all decorum. Measure for Measure. Act i. Scene 4. Angelo. We must not make a scare-crow of the law,...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror. Ibid. Act ii. Scene 1. THE civilized world is at last beginning to see the impolicy of the Draconian...
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The Works of William Shakespeare: Measure for measure ; Comedy of errors ...

William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1842 - 582 pages
...I. A Hall in ANGELO'S House. Enter ANGELO, ESCALUS, a Justice, Officers, and other A ttendants. Ang. We must not make a scare-crow of the law, Setting...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror. Escal. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and rather cut a little, Than fall, and bruise to death. Alas !...
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The works of Shakspere, revised from the best authorities: with a ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 658 pages
...in ANCELO'S House. Enter ANOELO, ESCALUS, a Justice, Provost, Officers, and other Attendants. Ang. We must not make a scarecrow of the law Setting it...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror. Eseal. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and rather cut a little, Than fall, and bruise to death : Alas !...
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Shakespeare's Plays: With His Life, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1847 - 726 pages
...— A Hall in ANOELO'S House. Enter ANBELO, ESCALUS, a Justice, Officers, and other Attendants. Ang. t by that ? Claud. That's as much as to say, the sweet...melancholy. Claud. And when was he wont to wash his Escal. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and rather cut a little, Than fall, and bruise to death. Alas !...
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Shakespeare Proverbs: Or, The Wise Saws of Our Wisest Poet Collected Into a ...

William Shakespeare, Mary Cowden Clarke - 1848 - 160 pages
...themselves a good report after fourteen years' purchase. We cannot weigh our brother with ourself. We must not make a scarecrow of the law, Setting it...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror. What king so strong, Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue ? With mirth and laughter let old...
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Life. New facts regarding the life of Shakespeare [by P. J. Collier ...

William Shakespeare - 1848 - 618 pages
...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 rather cut a little,...would save, had a most noble father. Let but your honor know,2 (Whom I believe to be most strait in virtue,) That, in the working of jour own affections,...
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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
...themselves a good report after fourteen years' purchase. We cannot weigh our brother with ourself. We must not make a scarecrow of the law, Setting it...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 up in the slanderous tongue...
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