 | 1871 - 870 pagina’s
...found in our best courts. i Modern metaphysicians tell us of the absolute, which always peers up over " In the corrupted currents of this world Offence's gilded hand may shove by justice; And oft 't is seen the wicked prize itself Buys out the law. But 't is not so above ; There is no shuffling... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 554 pagina’s
...the murder. My crown, mine own ambition , and my queen. May one be pardon'd , and retain th' offence? In the corrupted currents of this world , Offence's gilded hand may shove by justice. And oft 't is seen , the wicked prize itself Boys out the law ; but 't is not so above : There is no shuttling,... | |
 | James Tunstead Burtchaell - 1998 - 356 pagina’s
...queen. May one be pardoned and retain th' offense? In the corrupted currents of this world Offense's gilded hand may shove by justice, And oft 'tis seen...prize itself Buys out the law, but 'tis not so above: . . . My words fly up, my thoughts remain below: Words without thoughts never to heaven go.9 Obviously... | |
 | Natalio Fernández Marcos - 1993 - 1008 pagina’s
...murder, — My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen. May one be pardon'd and retain the offence? In the corrupted currents of this world Offence's...the action lies In his true nature; and we ourselves compcll'd. Even to the teeth and forehead of our faults, To give in evidence. What then? what rests?... | |
 | Mary Thomas Crane - 2010 - 276 pagina’s
...stronger guilt defeats my strong intent" (3.3.38-40). Claudius here fears judgment in heaven, where the action lies In his true nature, and we ourselves compell'd Even to the teeth and forehead of our faults To give in evidence. (3.3.61-64) He seems to realize that a corollary of his earlier belief... | |
 | Lawrence Schoen - 2001 - 240 pagina’s
...murder, — My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen. May one be pardon'd and retain the offence? In the corrupted currents of this world Offence's...ourselves compell'd, Even to the teeth and forehead of our faults, To give in evidence. What then? what rests? Try what repentance can: what can it not? Yet what... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 2001 - 304 pagina’s
...did the murder: My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen. May one be pardon'd and retain th'offence? In the corrupted currents of this world Offence's...the action lies In his true nature, and we ourselves compell' d, Even to the teeth and forehead of our faults, To give in evidence. What then? What rests?... | |
 | Jan H. Blits - 2001 - 420 pagina’s
...he says. Before answering his own question, Claudius compares justice in this world and in the next: In the corrupted currents of this world Offence's...'tis seen the wicked prize itself Buys out the law. (3.3.57-60) In this world, it is possible to have things both ways. Justice can be bought, especially... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 2001 - 212 pagina’s
...May one be pardoned and retain th' offense? 56 In the corrupted currents of this world 58 Offense's gilded hand may shove by justice, And oft 'tis seen the wicked prize itself 60 Buys out the law. But 'tis not so above. 61 There is no shuffling; there the action lies In his... | |
 | Ewan Fernie - 2002 - 292 pagina’s
...clean, but cannot forsake the fruits of sin: his crown, his Gertrude. And yet he acknowledges quietly: In the corrupted currents of this world Offence's...the action lies In his true nature, and we ourselves compelFd Even to the truth and forehead of our faults To give in evidence. (3.3.60-4) This is an anticipation... | |
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In the corrupted currents of this world Offence's gilded hand may shove by justice, And oft 'tis seen the wicked prize itself Buys out the law... 
