“ And some that smile have in their hearts, I fear, millions of mischiefs. ”
William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | Julius Caesar |
| Topic | duplicity artifice heart smile |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written in 1599 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1120/pg1120-images.html |
Context
“And let us presently go sit in council, How covert matters may be best disclosed, And open perils surest answered. OCTAVIUS. Let us do so, for we are at the stake,
And bay'd about with many enemies; And some that smile have in their hearts, I fear, Millions of mischiefs. Exeunt.
SCENE II. Camp near Sardis. Before Brutus' tent. Drum.
Enter Brutus, Lucilius, Lucius, and Soldiers; Titinius and Pindarus meet them. BRUTUS.” source
And bay'd about with many enemies; And some that smile have in their hearts, I fear, Millions of mischiefs. Exeunt.
SCENE II. Camp near Sardis. Before Brutus' tent. Drum.
Enter Brutus, Lucilius, Lucius, and Soldiers; Titinius and Pindarus meet them. BRUTUS.” source
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