Macbeth, Act iv. Sc. 3.
When King Lear would denounce the unkindness of a
daughter, which he could never forget, laying his hand upon his heart, he exclaims:—
“O Regan, she hath tied
Sharp-tooth’d unkindness, like a vulture, here.”
King Lear, Act ii. Sc. 4.
ITS REPULSIVE HABITS.
One of the worst wishes to which Falstaff could give vent when in a bad humour, was:—
“Let vultures gripe thy guts!”
Merry Wives of Windsor, Act i. Sc. 3.