Quotes from Richard III — William Shakespeare
1564–1616 England
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Charity,
Which renders good for bad, blessings for curses.
A garish flag,
To be the aim of every dangerous shot.
The urging of that word, judgment, hath bred a kind of remorse in me.
Oh, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizard hide foul guile.
Sorrow breaks seasons and reposing hours,
Makes the night morning, and the noon-tide night.
A virtuous and a Christian-like conclusion,
To pray for them that have done scathe to us.
Eighty odd years of sorrow have I seen,
And each hour's joy wrecked with a week of teen.
Your children were vexation to your youth,
But mine shall be a comfort to your age.
To leave this keen encounter of our wits,
And fall somewhat into a slower method.
The king's name is a tower of strength,
Which they upon the adverse party want.
To reap the harvest of perpetual peace,
By this one bloody trial of sharp war.
He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber
To the lascivious pleasing of a lute.
If sorrow can admit society,
Tell o'er your woes again by viewing mine.
Now do I play the touch,
To try if thou be current gold indeed.
For the selfsame heaven
That frowns on me looks sadly upon him.
The early village cock
Hath twice done salutation to the morn.
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