Identifier: comediesofwillia04shak (find matches)
Title: The comedies of William Shakespeare
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911
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Publisher: New York : Harper and brothers
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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Duke. Not of this country, though my chance is nowTo use it for my time. I am a brotherOf gracious order, late come from the see.In special business from his holiness. Escal. What news abroad i the world t Djikc. None, but that there is so great a fever ongoodness that the dissolution of it must cure it. Nov-elty is only in request, and it is as dangerous to be agedin any kind of course as it is virtuous to be constant inany undertaking. There is scarce truth enough aliveto make societies secure, but security enough to makefellowships accursed: much upon this riddle runs thewisdom of the world. This news is old enough, yet itis every days news. I pray you, sir, of what disposi-tion was the duke ? Escal. One that, above all other strifes, contendedespecially to know himself. -^^L^>^ ^^i
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MEASURE FOR MEASURE 49 Dtike. What pleasure was he given to ? Escal. Rather rejoicing to see another merry, thanmerry at anything which professd to make him re-joice. A gentleman of all temperance. But leave wehim to his events, with a prayer they may prove pros-perous ; and let me desire to know how you find Clau-dio prepared. I am made to understand that you havelent him visitation. Duke. He professes to have received no sinistermeasure from his judge, but most willingly humbleshimself to the determination of justice; yet had heframed to himself, by the instruction of his frailty, manydeceiving promises of life, which I, by my good leisure,have discredited to him, and now is he resolved todie. Escal. You have paid the heavens your function, andthe prisoner the very debt of your calling. I have la-bourd for the poor gentleman to the extremest shoreof my modesty; but my brother justice have I found sosevere that he hath forced me to tell him he is indeed—justice. Duke. If his own li

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