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Dost thou not suspect my place? Dost thou not suspect my years? O that he were here to write me down an ass! But masters, remember that I am an ass. Though it be not written down, yet forget not that I am an ass. No, thou villain, thou art full of piety, as shall be proved upon thee by good witness. I am a wise fellow, and which is more, an officer, and which is more, a householder, and which is more, as pretty a piece of flesh as any is in Messina, and one that knows the law, go to . . . and... William Shakespeare
Let us search into the records of Holy Writ, if out of this their great charter, there be not a seal grant of a lesser, though like privilege, and this by virtue of Christ, in that we have the honour to be accounted Abraham's seed as truly as they. Thomas Goodwin
The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it. Edward Fitzgerald
John Denham quote: "Nor ought a genius less than his that writ attempt translation."
Nor ought a genius less than his that writ attempt translation. John Denham
Swami Vivekananda quote: "External nature is only internal nature writ large."
External nature is only internal nature writ large. Swami Vivekananda
Stephen Covey quote: "Public behavior is merely private character writ large."
Public behavior is merely private character writ large. Stephen Covey
MAY it please your Honors: I was desired by one of the court to look into the books, and consider the question now before them concerning Writs of Assistance. James Otis
Every one with this writ may be a tyrant; if this commission be legal, a tyrant in a legal manner, also, may control, imprison, or murder any one within the realm. James Otis
I will to my dying day oppose, with all the powers and faculties God has given me, all such instruments of slavery on the one hand and villainy on the other as this Writ of Assistance is. James Otis
Britain is not a country that is easily rocked by revolution... In Britain our institutions evolve. We are a Fabian Society writ large. William Hamilton
The Justices are currently considering a case, argued last month, which seeks to extend the writ of habeas corpus to al Qaeda and Taliban detainees at Guantanamo. John Yoo
Thomas Ken quote: "When you read any great mystery, recorded in holy Writ, you..."
When you read any great mystery, recorded in holy Writ, you are to prostrate your Reason to Divine Revelation. Thomas Ken
John Keats quote: "Here lies one whose name was writ in water."
Here lies one whose name was writ in water. John Keats
Aphra Behn quote: "He that knew all that learning ever writ, Knew only this -..."
He that knew all that learning ever writ, Knew only this - that he knew nothing yet. Aphra Behn
Politicians are just Daily Mail journalists writ large, aren't they? They're always telling us what's going to happen, and we know they don't know! Tom Baker

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