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...by him to be dependent upon nature and circumstance?, not upon the appointments of Providence : — So oft it chances in particular men, That for some...forts of reason ; Or by some habit, that too much o'erlcavens The form of plausive manners, that these men, Carrying, I say, the stamp of one defect,...

...by him to be dependent upon nature and circumstances, not upon the appointments of Providence : — So oft it chances in particular men, That for some...Oft breaking down the pales and forts of reason ; Or hy some habit, that too much o'erleavens The form of plausive manners, that these men, Carrying, I...

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...with swinish phrase Soil our addition ; and, indeed, it takes From our achievements, though perfonu'd past, is a merciful provision in nature, whereby we...the edge of repetitions. A great part of antiquity o'crleavens The form of plauhive manners ; that these men Carrying, I say, the stump of one defect,...

...my mother, that he might not beteem the winds of Heaven visit her face too roughly.. Ham. a. 1 s. 2 So, oft it chances in particular men, that for some...not guilty, since nature cannot choose his origin) .. Ham. a. I s. 4 Suit the action to the word and the word to the action.. Ham. a. 3 s. 2 Since my...

...swii ish phrase Soil our addition ; and, indeed it takes : From our achievements, though perfon led at height, The pith and marrow of our attribute. ,...his origin,) By the o'ergrowth of some complexion Ofl breaking down the pales and forts of reason ; Or by some habit, that too much o'er-leavens The...

...a problematic element in both the performance and the text. Here, then, is the speech in question: So, oft it chances in particular men That for some...guilty (Since nature cannot choose his origin), By their o'ergrowth of some complexion, Oft breaking down the pales and forts of reason, Or by some habit,...

...found in Shakespeare's Hamlet, where the hero, meditating on the sources of human corruption, remarks: So oft it chances in particular men That for some...-wherein they are not guilty, Since nature cannot choose its origin- . . . (Act I, Scene IV, lines 23-26) (The remainder of this rather involved chain of thoughts...

...philosophizing on Denmark and mankind while he and his companions wait to see if the Ghost will appear: "So, oft it chances in particular men, / That for some vicious mole of nature in them, / ... the stamp of one defect, / . . . Their virtues else — be they as pure as grace, / As infinite...