SECRET.
Two may keep counsel, putting one away.
Romeo and Juliet, Act ii. Sc. 4. SHAKESPEARE.
And whatsoever else shall hap to-night,
Give it an understanding, but no tongue.
Hamlet, Act i. Sc. 2. SHAKESPEARE.
If you have hitherto concealed this sight,
Let it be tenable in your silence still.
Hamlet, Act i. Sc. 2. SHAKESPEARE.
I have played the fool, the gross fool, to believe
The bosom of a friend will hold a secret
Mine own could not contain.
Unnatural Combat, Act v. Sc. 2. P. MASSINGER.