...faithful servant, was not forgotten in the general joy which prevailed on this occasion. LEAF ELEVENTH. " Through tatter'd clothes small vices do appear ; Robes,...; Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it. — SHAKE. THE poor have long since made up their minds to one thing, and that is, when brought before...

...Sc. 1. SHAKSPEARE. GOOD-DAY. 149. Through tattered clothes small vices do appear ; Robes, and furred gowns, hide all. Plate sin with gold, And the strong...: Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it. King Lear — Act 4, Sc. 6. SHAKSPEARE. MEKRY and RICH. 150. Whate'er your forte, to that your zeal...

...telegraphic report before us, from the Couiier and Enquirer, we have the fine blank verse of Lear — " Plate sin with gold, And the strong lance of justice...: Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it" — turned into a doggerel imitation of Pope — " Plate sin with gold, it breaks the strongest arm...

...influential, and the powerful are charged with its violation. It is an old complaint, Gentlemen : " Plate sin with gold, And the strong lance of justice...: Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it." But, I trust in God, we have here a condition of society, a system of law, and a sense of justice,...

...thine own back; Thou hotly lust'st to use her in that kind * Daws. t A vegetable gathered for pickling. For which thou whipp'st her. The usurer hangs the...in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it. None does ofiend, none, I say, none; I'll able 'em: Take that of me, my friend, who have the power To seal the...

...justice, more than thou desir'st. jf.FwI And where the offence is, let the great axe fall. //. iv. 5. Robes and furr'd gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,...: Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it. A'. L. iv. 6. In the corrupted currents of this world, Offence's gilded hand may shove by justice ;...

...beadle, hold thy bloody hand ! ****** Through tatter'd robes small vices do appear, Robes and fuir'd gowns hide all ; plate sin with gold, And the strong...breaks,— Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it." 156 We defend no vice. But if this bloated virtue must ensue, let " Measure for Measure" be the cure...

...dog 's obeyed in office. Thou rascal beadle hold thy bloody hand : * Sound. t Only, » 1'osscss. AVhy dost thou lash that whore ? Strip thine own back ;...it. None does offend, none, I say, none ; I'll able* 'eni : Take that of me, my friend, who have the power To seal the accuser's lips. Get thee glass eyes...

...from the cur ? There thou mightst behold the great image of authority : a dog 's obeyed in office. — The usurer hangs the cozener. Through tatter'd clothes...breaks; Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it. CORDELIA SYMPATHIZES IN HER FATHER'S SUFFERINGS. O MY dear father ! Restoration hang Thy medicine on...

...outward Do draw the inward quality after them, To suffer all alike. 30 — iii. 11. 378. The same. Through tatter'd clothes small vices do appear ; Robes,...: Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it. 34— iv. 6. 379. Tenderness in judging. Breathe his faults so quaintly, That they may seem the taints...