 | William Shakespeare - 1785 - 456 pages
...She's but the sign and semblance of her honour :— <• Behold, how like a maid she blushes here : O, what authority and shew of truth Can cunning sin cover itself withal ! " Comes not that blood, as modest evidence, " To witness simple virtue ? Would ycm not swear, ,'?... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...Sbakipeare. She 's but the sign and semblance of her honour : Behold how like a maid she blushes here ! O, what authority and shew of truth Can cunning sin cover itself withal ! Sbatipcare. He with high words, that bore Semblance of worth, not substance, gently rais'd Their... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 pages
...'men may do! What men daily do ! Not knowing what they do. 1577* HYPOCRISY. • '•'• ' .'•'• O, what authority and shew of truth Can cunning Sin cover itself withal, • 1 578. G oo D too '• frequently neglected while in POSSESSION. ':" - ••*! Thatjvhich we have... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...devil . Ah, that deceit should steel such gentle shapes, And with a virtuous visor hide deep vice ! O, what authority and shew of truth Can cunning sin cover itself withal ! So smooth he daub'd his vice with show of virtue, That, — his apparent open guilt omitted — He... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Actors - 1825 - 1010 pages
...friend . She's but the sign and semblance of her honour : Behold, how like a maid she blnshes here : thou wilt; Comes not that blood, as modest evidence, To witness simple virtue? Would yon not (wear. All \ on that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1861 - 412 pages
...; She 's but the sign and semblance of her honour : — Behold how like a maid she blushes here .' O, what authority and shew of truth Can cunning sin cover itself withal ! Comes not that blood as modest evidence To witness simple virtue ? Would you not swear, All you that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1864 - 600 pages
...friend ; She's but the sign and semblance of her honour. Behold, how like a maid she blushes here ! Oh, what authority, and shew of truth Can cunning sin cover itself withal ! Comes not that blood, as modest evidence, To witness simple virtue ? Would you not swear, All you... | |
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Leonato, take her back again. Give not this rotten orange to your friend ; She's but the sign and semblance of her honour. Behold, how like a maid she blushes here... 