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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

674 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:674
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being season’d with a gracious voice
Obscures the show of evil?
ATTRIBUTION:The Merchant of Venice. Act iii. Sc. 2.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.