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act 3, sc. 4, l. 731st and 2nd Murderers, in Richard III1st Carrier, in Henry IV, Part 11st Citizen, in Coriolanus1st Fairy, in A Midsummer Night's DreamRelated Subjects
love (22) courage (10) sex (7) lust (6) women (6) passion (5) longing (5) knowledge (5) hunger (4) fear (4)
Wouldst thou have that
Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life,
And live a coward in thine own esteem,
Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would,"
Like the poor cat i' th' adage?
Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life,
And live a coward in thine own esteem,
Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would,"
Like the poor cat i' th' adage?
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Lady Macbeth, in Macbeth, act 1, sc. 7, l. 41-5.
Goading her husband, and alluding to the proverb, "the cat would eat fish but she will not wet her feet."
Goading her husband, and alluding to the proverb, "the cat would eat fish but she will not wet her feet."
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