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" We must not make a scarecrow 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. "
Shakspeare's Measure for Measure: A Comedy - Page 15
by William Shakespeare - 1803 - 68 pages
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Laconics: Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors, Volume 2

John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...blame; and a bad man, though not often, may possibly deserve to be commended." — Dryden. MCCLXV1I. We must not make a scare-crow of the law, Setting...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror. Sliakspeare. MCCLXVm. Ceremonies are different in every country; but true politeness is every where...
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Laconics; or, The best words of the best authors [ed. by J. Timbs ..., Volume 2

Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...blame; and a bad man, though not often, may possibly deserve to be commended."—Dryden. m MCCLXVH. We must not make a scare-crow of the law, Setting...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror. Shakspeare. MCCLXVIH. Ceremonies are different in every country; but true politeness is every where...
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A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art ..., Volume 19

Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 814 pages
...which, I fear, the wolf twill sooner find than th* master. Shakspenre. We must not make a tcarecraw of the law, Setting it up to fear the birds of prey,...let it keep one shape, 'till custom make it Their pearch, and not their terrour. Id. Many of those great guns, wanting powder and shot, stood but as...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare, George Steevens - 1829 - 506 pages
...hall in Angelo'« bam. Enter Angelo, Escalos, a Justice, Provost, Officers, anil attendante. Jlng. We must not make a scare-crow of the law, Setting it up to fear11 the birds of prey, And let it keep one shape, till custom make it Their perch, and not their...
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The Dramatic Works, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1831 - 554 pages
...kail in Angelo's house. Enter Angelo, Escalus, a Justice, Provost, Officers, and attendants. Jtng. We must not make a scare-crow of the law Setting it...custom make it Their perch, and not their terror. (7) Power of eaininp favour. (8) Sentenced. (») Have. (10) Abbess. (11) Scare. Etttl. Ay, but yet...
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The Dramatic Works and Poems of William Shakespeare, with Notes ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1831 - 542 pages
...a Justice, Provost,2 Officers, v*l other Attendants. A*f. We must not make a всаге-crow of tho ces with EêrtL. Ay, but yet Let IM bo keen, and rather cut a little, Iban fall,4 and bruise to death : Alas...
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The Dramatic Works, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1831 - 500 pages
...in Anarelo's luíase. Enter Anéelo, Escalus, я Justice, Provost, Officers, and ettmdants. Л ni;. We must not make a scare-crow of the law Setting it up to fear11 the birds of prey, | And let it keep one shape, till custom make it Their perch, and not their...
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The Metropolitan, Volume 2

1831 - 600 pages
...a benignant Being, whose all-exceeding attribute is inercv. " True, Doctor," replied Mr. Salt— " We must not make a scarecrow of the law, Setting it up to fright the birds of prey, Till custom make it their perch, and not thoir terror. Л little more ofthat,...
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The plays and poems of Shakspeare [according to the text of E ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1832 - 426 pages
...hall in Angela's house. Enter ANSELO, ESCALUS, A JUSTICE, PHOVOST, Officers, and other Attendants. Ang. We must not make a scare-crow of the law, Setting it up to fear l the birds of prey, And let it keep one shape, till custom make it Their perch, and not their terror....
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The American Monthly Magazine, Volume 1

American literature - 1833 - 428 pages
...mitigated punishment, which, at the worst, must be their lot. — Thus it is that Englishmen have made " a scarecrow of the law, .Setting it up to fear the birds of prey, And let it keep one shape, till nature make it Their perch, and not their terror." — It is thus that the statutes, which were passed...
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