“Ay; envy of superiority made the angels kick and run restive.”
William Shakspeare.
“May it please your worship! with all my faults, I have ever borne due submission and reverence toward my superiors.”
Sir Thomas.
“Very right! very scriptural! But most folks do that. Our duty is not fulfilled unless we bear absolute veneration; unless we are ready to lay down our lives and fortunes at the foot of the throne, and every thing else at the foot of those who administer the laws under virgin majesty.”
William Shakspeare.
“Honoured sir! I am quite ready to lay down my life and fortune, and all the rest of me, before that great virgin.”
Sir Silas.
“Thy life and fortune, to wit!
“What are they worth? A June cob-nut, maggot and all.”