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... grace was said . SECOND GENTLEMAN No ? A dozen times at least . FIRST GENTLEMAN What , in metre ? LUCIO In any proportion or in any language . FIRST GENTLEMAN I think , or in any religion . LUCIO Ay , why not ? Grace is grace , despite ...
... grace was said . SECOND GENTLEMAN No ? A dozen times at least . FIRST GENTLEMAN What , in metre ? LUCIO In any proportion or in any language . FIRST GENTLEMAN I think , or in any religion . LUCIO Ay , why not ? Grace is grace , despite ...
Page 109
... grace by your fair prayer To soften Angelo . And that's my pith of business ' Twixt you and your poor brother . ISABELLA Seek his life ? LUCIO Doth he so Has censured him already , And as I hear the provost hath a warrant For's ...
... grace by your fair prayer To soften Angelo . And that's my pith of business ' Twixt you and your poor brother . ISABELLA Seek his life ? LUCIO Doth he so Has censured him already , And as I hear the provost hath a warrant For's ...
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... grace As mercy does . If he had been as you. To him , I say . ISABELLA Must he needs die ? ANGELO ISABELLA ANGELO I ... grace basically ' gracefulness , elegance ' , but with a hint of grace in its theological sense ISABELLA ANGELO ΙΟΟ ...
... grace As mercy does . If he had been as you. To him , I say . ISABELLA Must he needs die ? ANGELO ISABELLA ANGELO I ... grace basically ' gracefulness , elegance ' , but with a hint of grace in its theological sense ISABELLA ANGELO ΙΟΟ ...
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Angelo appear authority believe body bring brother characters Claudio clear clearly comes common contract death Duke Duke's edition editors effect Elbow Elizabethan Enter ESCALUS evil example executed Exeunt Exit Folio follow friar give given glosses grace hath head heaven Henry honour implying indicate intended Isabella justice kind king letter lines live London look lord LUCIO Mariana married matter mean Measure for Measure Mistress nature never offence Officers opening Overdone OXFORD pardon performance perhaps person phrase play Pompey possibly present prison probably proverbial Provost punishment recorded refer regarded scene seems sense sexual Shakespeare sister speak speech stage stand story suggests term thee thing thou thought Tilley tion true turn wife woman women