Perverted Reason.
Hamlet. Frost itself as actively doth burn,
And reason panders will. “Hamlet,” iii, 4.
——O, strange excuse!
When reason is the bawd to lust’s abuse.
“Venus and Adonis.”
Deceit.
Duchess of York. Oh, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous visor hide deep vice.
“Richard III,” ii, 2.