 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 498 pages
...Jujiice, and Attendants*. ANGEL O. E muft not make a fcare-crow of the law 3 w Setting it up to fear5 the birds of prey, And let it keep one fhape, till...Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and rather cut a little, 3 — would owe tbtm.} To owe fignifies in this place, as in many ethers, to poflefs, to have. STEEVEUS.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 494 pages
...Attendants^ AN c EL o. E muft not make a fcare-crow of the law ; Setting it up to fear5 the birds of w And let it keep one fhape, till cuftom make it Their...Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and rather cut a little, owe thtm."\ To oiue fignifies in this place, as in many •thers, to poflefs, to have. STEBVENB. 4... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 514 pages
...To fume fuch figure our author again alludes in Meafure for Meafurc. We muft not make a feare-crerw of the law, Setting it up to fear the birds of prey,...let it keep one fhape, 'till cuftom make it Their perih, and not their terror. Bct Beaumoni and Fletcher in their Bo«Juca have a paflage which will... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 494 pages
...xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ACT II. SCENE, the Palace. Enter Angelo, Efcalus, a Juftice, and Attendants. AN c EL o. WE mull not make a fcare-crow of the law, Setting it up to...the birds of prey, And let it keep one fhape, 'till cullom make it Their perch, and not their terror. Efcal. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and rather cut... | |
 | Mrs. Griffith (Elizabeth), Elizabeth Griffith - Didactic drama, English - 1775 - 626 pages
...humane motives for mercy, are finely contrafted here, between the two Deputies of the State : We muft not make a fcare-crow of the law, Setting it up to fear the birds of prey, And let it keep one lhape, 'till cuftom makes it Their perch, and not their terror. JLJcalus, Ay, but yet Let us be keen,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1784 - 1116 pages
...the VV • law; • Setting it up to fear3 the birds of prey, And let it keep one (hape, till cultora make it Their perch, and not their terror. Efcal. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and rather ait a little, Than fall, and bruife to death: Alas! this gentleman, Whoni'I would favc, had a mort... | |
 | Andrew Becket - 1787 - 494 pages
...houfe of life : And, on the winking of authority, To underftand a law. King John, A. 4, S. 2. We muft not make a fcare-crow of the law, Setting it up to...cuftom make it , Their perch, and not their terror. Meafure for Meafure, A. 2, S. I, It is the law, not I, condemns your brother : . , : Were he my kinfman,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 384 pages
...Haust. Enter ANCELO, ESCALUS, a Justice, Provost, and Attendants. Angela. \Vt 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. t'.scal. Ay, but yet Let us be keen,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 554 pages
...in Angelo's Houfe. xcELO, ESCALUS, a Juftice, Provoft*, Officeri, and other Attendants. Ang. We muft not make a fcare-crow of the law, Setting it up to fear the birds of prey 3 , And let it keep one lhape, till cuftom make it Their perch, and not their terror. Let us be keen,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 598 pages
...Efcaltu, a Jußtce, Pnvoß ', and Attendants. Aug. *l X 7" E muft not make a fc л re-crow of the VV , or touch one drop of it. Thy liiiili.ni>! is thy lord, thy life, th lhape, till cuftom make it Their perch, and not their terror. Efcal. Ay, but yet Let us be keen, and... | |
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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. 
