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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ...shows be least themselves: The world is still deceived with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil? There is no vice so simple, but assumes Some mark of virtue on its outward parts: How many cowards, whose hearts are all as false As stayers of sand, wear yet upon their chins The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars; Who, inward search'd, have livers white as milk! And these assume but valor's excrement, To render them redoubted. Look on beauty, And you shall see 't is purchased by the weight; Which therein works a miracle in nature, Making them lightest that wear most of it: So are those crisped snaky golden locks,--43130 £3-Which make such wanton gambols with the wind, Upon supposed fairness, often known To be the dowry of a second head, The skull that bred them in the sepulcher. Thus ornament is but the guiled shore To a most dangerous sea; the beauteous scarf Veiling an Indian feature; in a word, The seeming truth which cunning times put on T' entrap the wisest. Therefore, thou gaudy gold, Hard food for Midas, I will none of thee: Nor none of thee, thou stale and common drudge 'Tween man and man: but thou, thou meager lead, Which rather threatenest, than dost promise aught, Thy plainness moves me more than eloquence; And here choose I: Joy be the consequence! Opening the leaden casket. What find I here? Fair Portia's counterfeit! Here's the scroll, The continent and summary of my fortune:--You that choose not by the view Chance as fair, and choose as true: Since this fortune falls to you, Be content and seek no new. If you be well pleased with this, And hold your fortune for your bliss, Turn you where your lady is, And claim her with a louiny kiss. PORTIA....
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 021707779X
- ISBN 13 9780217077798
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages58
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