 | Charles Wordsworth - 1893 - Broj stranica: 300
...regard to a sinful vow. Shakespeare was right (as Bishop Sanderson has proved at length) when he wrote : It is great sin to swear unto a sin ; But greater sin to keep a sinful oath. Second part of ' King Henry VI.,' act v. scene 1. Again, in ' King John,' act iii. scene 1 : For that... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - 1894 - Broj stranica: 820
...devoted head. itfiTOvv cnroKTtTvai (John v. 16). CHAPTER XXVIII. THE MURDER OK JOHN THE BAPTIST. "It is a great sin to swear unto a sin; But greater sin to...be bound by any solemn vow To do a murderous deed . . . f " SHAKESPEARE, 2 Henry VI. v. 2. IT must have been with His human heart full of foreboding... | |
 | William Hanson Pulsford - 1895 - Broj stranica: 84
...what you had promised? Shakespeare says that "vows to every purpose must not hold," and agaiu,— " It is great sin to swear unto a sin ; But greater sin to keep a sinful oath." 3. Dwell on the effect of the news of the murder of John on Jesus. This would have special weight if,... | |
 | Thomas Donovan - 1896 - Broj stranica: 490
...not sworn allegiance unto me ? Sal. I have. K. Hen. Canst thou dispense with heaven for such an oath? Sal. It is great sin to swear unto a sin ; But greater...solemn vow To do a murderous deed, to rob a man, To reave the orphan of his patrimony, To wring the widow from her custom'd right ; And have no other reason... | |
 | 1896 - Broj stranica: 1224
...Act I. Sc. 1. U 92. I am a man More sinn'd against than sinning. *. King Lear. Act III. 8c. 2. L. 58. her brightening face ; You cannot bar my constant feet to trace The woods a 1. Henry VI. Pt. II. Act V. Sc. 1. L. 182. O, fie, fie, fie! Thy sin's not accidental, but a trade.... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1896 - Broj stranica: 794
...Pronounced among the gods, and by an oath, That shook heav'n's whole circumference, confirm'd. MILTON. It is great sin to swear unto a sin, But greater sin to keep a sinful oath. SHAKSPEARE. To keep that oath were more impiety Than Jephthah's, when he sacrificed his daughter. SHAKSPEARE.... | |
 | Gregor Sarrazin - 1897 - Broj stranica: 280
...die in späteren Dichtungen üppig wuchert: das Tändeln mit wiederholten Worten: H. VI. BV, 1. 182: It is great sin to swear unto a sin. But greater sin to keep a smful oath. Eigentliche Wortspiele kommen natürlich auch hier vor, aber im dritten Teil verhältnismässig... | |
 | William C. Devecmon - 1899 - Broj stranica: 68
...himself apparently familiar with it, for in " Henry VI.," Part II. Act V. Scene I, he says: " Who canst be bound by any solemn vow To do a murderous deed, to rob a man," etc. The action could no more have been sustained in Venice than it could in England. Yet Portia awards... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1901 - Broj stranica: 512
...sworn allegiance unto me ? Sal. I have. 180 King. Canst thou dispense with heaven for such an oath ? Sal. It is great sin to swear unto a sin, But greater...sinful oath. Who can be bound by any solemn vow To do a murd'rons deed, to rob a man, To force a spotless virgin's chastity, To reave the orphan of his patrimony,... | |
 | Hialmer Day Gould, Edward Louis Hessenmueller - 1904 - Broj stranica: 920
...fulfilled.141 — Varle. O Oaths, whether kept or broken, frequently lead to guilt. — Johnson. It is a great sin to swear unto a sin, but greater sin to keep a sinful oath. — Shakespeare. Obedience is not truly performed .by the body, if the heart is dissatisfied. — Saadi.... | |
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