Alas ! alas ! Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once; And He that might the vantage best have took, Found out the remedy: How would you be, If he, which is the top of judgment, should But judge you as you are? O, think on that; And mercy then... Measure for measure. Comedy of errors - Page 37by William Shakespeare - 1788Full view - About this book
| William John Birch - Religion in literature - 1848 - 574 pages
...natural to her sacred character, uses the strongest argument which religion gives for mercy : — Alas ! alas ! Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once ; And He that might the advantage best hare took, Found out the remedy. How would you be, If He, which is the top of judgment,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1848 - 498 pages
...the vein. [Aside Ang. Your brother is a forfeit of the law, And you but waste your words. Isab. Alas! alas! Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once : And He that mieht the vantage best have took, Found out the remedy : How would you be, If He, which is the top... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1849 - 952 pages
...vein. [Asidf. A ng. Your brother is a forfeit of the law, And you but waste your words. halt. Ala« ! ss of time ; And how he cannot be a perfect man, 1...Seriouc. ' Little consequence. • Keproach. SCENE III. out the remedy : How would you be, If He, which is the top of judgment, should But judge you as you... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - 1864 - 1126 pages
...Macbeth, while there Is 'iiseemible a reverence for holy things in the following lines : — Alas ! Alas ! Why all the souls that were, were forfeit once;...And He that might the vantage best have took Found out the remedy, llow would you be If Ho, which is the top of judgment, should But judge you as yon... | |
| Charles Knight - 1849 - 582 pages
...general truth leads her to the declaration of the higher truth which she has most studied : — "Alas! alas! Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once;...And He that might the vantage best have took Found out the remedy : How would you be, If He, which is the top of judgment, should Bat judge you as you... | |
| Frederick Charles Cook - 1849 - 144 pages
...nature, is a paradise To what we fear of death. 1 Represent. n. THE DUTY OF MUTUAL FORGIVENESS. Alas! alas! Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once;...And He that might the vantage best have took Found out the remedy. How would you be, If He, which is the top of judgment, should But judge you as you... | |
| Charles Knight - 1849 - 574 pages
...the declaration of the higher truth which she has most studied : — "Alas! alas! Why, all the soula that were, were forfeit once: And He that might the vantage best have took Found out the remedy : How would you be, If Ho, which is the top of judgment, should But judge you as you... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1850 - 656 pages
...vein. [Aside. Ang. Your brother is a forfeit of the law, And you but waste your words. Isab. Alas ! alas ! Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit...And He that might the vantage best have took, Found out the remedy : how would you be, If He, which is the top of judgment, should But judge you as you... | |
| Education - 1850 - 488 pages
...paraphrase of one of the following passages, exactly expressing the sense of each, sentence :— Alas! alas! Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once;...And He that might the vantage best have took Found out the remedy. How would ye be, If He, which is the top of judgment, should But judge you as you are... | |
| Women's periodicals, English - 1853 - 386 pages
...marshal's truncheon, nor the judge's robe, Become them with one half so good a grace As mercy does. Alas ! alas ! Why all the souls that were, were forfeit once...And He that might the 'vantage best have took Found out the remedy. How would you be If He which is the top of Judgment should But judge you as yon are... | |
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