 | Cushman Kellogg Davis - Law - 1999 - 306 pages
...was, in legal phrase, forfeited. (Co. Litt. 208, 210, 840.) (See Nos. 17, 25, 56, 259, 306.) No. 53. The devil can cite scripture for his purpose. An evil...holy witness, Is like a villain with a smiling cheek; THE LAW IN SHAKESPEARE. Bass. You shall not seal to such a bond for me ; I'll rather dwell in my necessity.... | |
 | Edward Geoffrey Parrinder, Geoffrey Parrinder - Reference - 2000 - 389 pages
...a sabre, for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain. Sa'di, Gulistan, 8, 98 (1258) i The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil...smiling cheek, A goodly apple, rotten at the heart. William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, I, iii, 93-6 (c. 1596-8) 8 It is not the lie that passeth... | |
 | Patrick Boyde - Literary Criticism - 2006 - 340 pages
...from the Epistle, quoted on p. 246 above. 40 Merchant of Venice i, iii, 98. The quotation continues: 'An evil soul producing holy witness / Is like a villain...heart. / O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath.' Dante's Gerione, the 'sozza imagine di froda', has a 'faccia d'uom giusto' (Inf. XVH, 7-12). 41 'Pius... | |
 | Eddie Miller - Biography & Autobiography - 2001 - 298 pages
...she said significantly. "Let's hope so for your sake," I replied with a smile. CHAPTER 8 The big lie "The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose, An...the heart. O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!" Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act I, Sc. 3, 1.130-3. It was two years since I had first met... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 1989 - 1286 pages
...ewes and rams? SHYLOCK. I cannot tell: I make it breed as fast: — But note me, signior. ANTONIO. + SHYLOCK. Three thousand ducats, — 'tis a good round sum. Three months from twelve, — then, let... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Quotations, English - 2002 - 244 pages
...thou didst bower the spirit of a fiend In mortal paradise of such sweet flesh? Juliet — RJ III.ii The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose; An evil...the heart: O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath! Antonio — MV I.iii I like not fair terms and a villain's mind. Bassanio — MV I.iii I never did... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 2003 - 242 pages
...silver ewes and rams ? SHYLOCK I cannot tell, I make it breed as fast. But note me, signor ANTONIO Mark you this, Bassanio, The devil can cite Scripture...smiling cheek, A goodly apple rotten at the heart. 0 what a goodly outside falsehood hath! SHYLOCK Three thousand ducats, 'tis a good round sum. ion Three... | |
 | Theocritus Junior - 2003 - 281 pages
...religious in his opinions—that is, when his intended victim happens to be in a religious family. " The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose, An evil...villain with a smiling cheek; A goodly apple rotten to the heart, Oh, what a goodly outside falsehood hath." MERCHANT OF VENICE, Act i. 3. Towards this... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Jews - 2003 - 156 pages
...silver ewes and rams? SHYLOCK I cannot tell; I make it breed as fast. But note me, signior. ANTONIO Mark you this, Bassanio, The devil can cite Scripture...for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness 'Ml Is like a villain with a smiling cheek, A goodly apple rotten at the heart. O what a goodly outside... | |
 | Richard Malim - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 380 pages
...difference between the merchant's profits and his own usury. In an aside to Bassanio, Antonio whispers, The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil...the heart O what a goodly outside falsehood hath! Matthew v.5 and Luke iv.10 concern the devil citing Scripture and there is one of Shakespeare's favourite... | |
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Mark you this, Bassanio, The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul, producing holy witness, Is like a villain with a smiling cheek ; A goodly apple rotten at the heart : O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath ! Shy. 
