...Hen. Canst thou dispense with heaven for such an oath? Sal. It is great sin to swear unto a sin ; r>ut f , P TOW To do a murd'rous deed, to rob a man, To force a spotless virgin's chastity, To reave the orphan...

...allegiance unto me ? Sal. I have. [for such an oath ? K. Hen. Canst thou dispense with heaven Sai. It is a rnurd'rous deed, to rob a man, To force a spotless virgin's chastity. To reave the orphan of his patrimony....

...sworn allegiance unto me ? Sal. I have. g K. Hen. Canst thou dispense with heaven for such an oath ? Sal. It is great sin to swear unto a sin ; But greater...keep a sinful oath. Who can be bound by any solemn vowTo do a murderous deed, to rob a man, To reave the orphan of his patrimony, To wring the widow from...

...such an oafh ? K. Hen. Canst thou dispense with heaven Sal. It is a great sin to swear unto a sm ; ain. — [Enter Maria.] How now, my nettle of India ! Mar. murd'rous deed, to rob a man, To force a spotless virgin's chastity. To reave the orphan of his patrimony,...

...other, written evidently by the hand which penned both papers, was— "MARGARET TERRIT." CHAPTER XXXIV. It is great sin to swear unto a sin, But greater sin to keep a sinful oath. SHAKESPEARE. ONE o'clock ! The bell of St. Paul's 'clanged out the note like the opening chord of a...

...Pronounced among the gods, and by an oath, That shook heav'n's whole circumference, confirm'd. MILTON. It is great sin to swear unto a sin, But greater sin to keep a sinful oath. To keep that oath were more impiety Than Jephthah's, when he sacrificed his daughter. SHAKSPEARE. An...

...devoted head. CHAPTER XXVIII. THE MCRDEE OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. " It is great sin to swear unto a sin ; Bnt greater sin to keep a sinful oath. Who can be bound by any solemn vOW To do a murderous deed . . . ? " ; SHAKESPEARE, 2 Henry VI. v. 2. i IT must have been with His human heart full of foreboding...

...iv. sc. 2. First Part. " A dozen of them heere have tane the Sacrament." Richard II., act v. sc. 2. Sal. " It is great sin to swear unto a sin ; But greater sin to keep a sinful oath." Henry VI., act v. sc. 1. Second Part. Princess. " "Tis deadly sin to keep that oath, my lord, And sin...

...it : Then how can any man be said To break an oath he never made ? — BUTLER, Hudibras. — It is a sin to swear unto a sin ; But greater sin to keep a sinful oАТH. SHAKESPERE, Heury VL — To keep that OATH were more impiety Than Jephtha's, when he sacrificed...

...Pronounced among the gods, and by an oath, That shook heav'n's whole circumference, confirm'd. MILTON. It is great sin to swear unto a sin, But greater sin to keep a sinful oath. To keep that oath were more impiety Than Jephthah's, when he sacrificed his daughter. SHAKSPKARE. An...