 The times have been That, when the brains were out, the man would die, And there an end ; but now they rise again, With twenty mortal murders on their crowns, And push us from our stools.  The Plays of William Shakespeare - Page 321by William Shakespeare - 1813 - 913 pagesFull view - About this book
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...olden time, Ere human statute purg'd the gentle weal ; Ay, and since too, murders have been perform'd, Too terrible for the ear : the times have been That,...stools : This is more strange Than such a murder is." Again roused from reverie by his wife, he excuses his behaviour by the same reference to a customary... | |
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