The jury, passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.William Shakespeare · Measure for Measure. Act ii. Sc. 1.
Read the saying and check its sourcesThe jury, passing on the prisoner's life, May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try.
William Shakespeare · Measure for Measure. Act ii. Sc. 1.
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- John Bartlett · Familiar Quotations (9ª edizione, 1905) · William Shakespeare · Measure for Measure. Act ii. Sc. 1.
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