“ Tis time to fear when tyrants seem to kiss. ”
William Shakespeare, Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1609). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | Pericles, Prince of Tyre |
| Topic | fear tyrants |
| Date | 1609 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1607 and 1608 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1537/pg1537-images.html |
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“Her face was to mine eye beyond all wonder; The rest — hark in thine ear — as black as incest: Which by my knowledge found, the sinful father Seem'd not to strike, but smooth: but thou know'st this, 'Tis time to fear when tyrants seem to kiss. Which fear so grew in me, I hither fled, Under the covering of a careful night, Who seem'd my good protector; and, being here, Bethought me what was past, what might succeed. I knew him tyrannous; and tyrants' fears”
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