Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,

And every tongue brings in a several tale,

And every tale condemns me for a villain.

King Richard III. Act v. Sc. 3.

The early village cock

Hath twice done salutation to the morn.

King Richard III. Act v. Sc. 3.

By the apostle Paul, shadows to-night

Have struck more terror to the soul of Richard

Than can the substance of ten thousand soldiers.