 | William Shakespeare - 1919 - 160 sidor
...bates mine honour shall not know my coin. Exit. Sera. Excellent ! Your lordship's a goodly villain. The devil knew not what he did when he made man politic; he crossed himself by "t: and I cannot think but in the end the villainies 30 of man will set him clear.... | |
 | Matthew Albert Bayfield - 1920 - 576 sidor
...in it; I am | angry | at him, Excellent! Your lordship is a goodly villain. The devil 3- 3- »3Knew not what he | did when he | made man | poli|tic; He | cross'd himself | by it; | and I cannot think But in the end the villainies of man Will set him clear. How fairly this... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1905 - 192 sidor
...resolution. 26. bales] abates, depreciates. 28-31. The devil . . . clear] In my man politic; he crossed himself by't: and I cannot think but in the end the villanies of man 30 will set him clear. How fairly this lord strives to appear foul! takes virtuous copies to be wicked,... | |
 | 1928 - 606 sidor
...dispense; For policy sits above conscience» (III, a). How much humour in the words of Timon's servant : «The devil knew not what he did, when he made man politic, — he cross'd himself by 't : and I cannot think, but, in the end, the villanies of man will set him clear» (III, 3). sing,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1928 - 200 sidor
...geoge 2tab Scm ¿3erg t,intmdeecoltt, ober Sm brid,ft Sir Sen 4flm; Sod, wemm em Sen ¿etg binauf' The devil knew not what he did when he made man politic; he crossed himself by't; and I cannot think but, in the end, the villanies of man will set him clear.... | |
 | H. D. Sykes - 1966 - 248 sidor
...much disgrac'd me in't', at line 13, 1 and in the prose part of the servant's speech (28-9) compare : The devil knew not what he did when he made man politic ; he cross'd himself by 't, with The devil scarce knew what a portion he gave his children when he allow'd 'em large impudence... | |
 | John Weiss - 1876 - 444 sidor
...Dr. Channing once said he hoped there was no devil for the devil's own sake. But, as Shakspeare says, "the devil knew not what he did when he made man politic; he crossed himself by it; and I cannot think, but, in the end, the villanies of man will set him clear."... | |
 | Dieter Mehl - 1986 - 286 sidor
...has received Sempronius' offensive rebuff, and concludes that 'policy' must be the work of the devil: The devil knew not what he did when he made man politic - he crossed himself by't. (111.3.28-30) In this scene, too, it is clearly suggested that this has been... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 2002 - 244 sidor
...monster and a beast. Othello—Othello IVi Villany hath made mocks with love. Emilia—Othello Vii The devil knew not what he did when he made man politic; he crossed himself by ‘t: and I cannot think but, in the end, the villanies of man will set him clear.... | |
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The Devil knew not what he did when he made man politic; he cross'd himself by't: and I cannot think but, in the end, the villanies of man will set him clear. Then there are witlings who will plod To make for ministers a rod ; Poets that wou'd be politicians,... 
