My liege, and madam, — to expostulate What majesty should be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, Were nothing but to waste night, day, and time. Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward... The Port Folio - Page 2491809Full view - About this book
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...This husiness is well ended. My liege, and madam, to expostulate What majesty should he, what duly is, Why day is day, night, night, and time is time. Were nothmg hut to waste night, day, and time. Therefore,— since hrevity is the soul of wit, And tediousuess... | |
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...[Exeunt VOLTIMAND and CORNELIUS. Pol. This business is well ended. My liege, and madam, to expostulate1" What majesty should be, what duty is, Why day is day,...Mad call I it : for, to define true madness, What is't, but to be nothing else but mad : But let that go. Queen. More matter, with less art. Pol. Madam,... | |
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...together : Most welcome home I ' i-'.u ii<it VOLTIMAND and COB.MKL.II *. Pot. This business Is well ended. ts away from me ( I will redeem all this on Percy's head, And, in the c IB, Why day is day, night night, and time is lime, Were nothing but to waste night, day, and time.... | |
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