Reading Measure, for Measure — William Shakespeare

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Ang.

From thee: euen from thy vertue.

What's this? what's this? is this her fault, or

mine?

The Tempter, or the Tempted, who sins most? ha?

Not she: nor doth she tempt: but it is I,

That, lying by the Violet in the Sunne,

Doe as the Carrion do's, not as the flowre,

Corrupt with vertuous season: Can it be,

That Modesty may more betray our Sence

Then womans lightnesse? hauing waste ground enough,

Shall we desire to raze the Sanctuary

And pitch our euils there? oh fie, fie, fie:

What dost thou? or what art thou Angelo?

Dost thou desire her fowly, for those things

That make her good? oh, let her brother liue:

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