Quotation by Shakespeare

Resolution thus fubbed with the rusty curb of old father antic the law.
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Falstaff, in Henry IV, Part 1, act 1, sc. 2, l. 61.

Falstaff is speaking of the courage ("resolution") of thieves; "fubbed" means thwarted; "antic" means clown.
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