Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke. Actus Primus, Scena Prima • Paragraph 1219
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How dangerous is it that this man goes loose! Yet must not we put the strong law on him: He's lov'd of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment, but their eyes; And where 'tis so, the offender's scourge is weigh'd, But never the offence.[3]