KING RICHARD III
I swear–
QUEEN ELIZABETH
By nothing for this is no oath:
The George, profaned, hath lost his holy honour;
The garter, blemish’d, pawn’d his knightly virtue;
The crown, usurp’d, disgraced his kingly glory.
if something thou wilt swear to be believed,
Swear then by something that thou hast not wrong’d.
May 15, 2009 at 9:12 pm |
[...] from himself.” (3.7.5-41); “I swear– by nothing for this is no oath” (4.4.368-373); “Out on you, owls! nothing but songs of death?” [...]