Factions among yourselves; ...

Factions among yourselves; preferring such
To offices and honors, as ne\'er read
The elements of saving policy;
But deeply skilled in all the principles
That usher to destruction.
Factions among yourselves; preferring such To offices and honors, as ne'er read The elements of saving policy; But deeply skilled in all the principles That usher to destruction.
 Philip Massinger

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Malice scorned, puts out itself; but argued, give a kind of credit to a false accusation.
 Philip Massinger
Like a rough orator, that brings more truth Than rhetoric, to make good his accusation.
 Philip Massinger
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 Philip Massinger
You may boldly say, you did not plough Or trust the barren and ungrateful sands With the fruitful grain of your religious counsels.
 Philip Massinger
This is the Jew that Shakespeare drew.
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