O, what authority and show of truth Can cunning sin cover itself withal!William Shakespeare · Much Ado about Nothing. Act iv. Sc. 1.
Read the saying and check its sourcesO, what authority and show of truth Can cunning sin cover itself withal!
William Shakespeare · Much Ado about Nothing. Act iv. Sc. 1.
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- John Bartlett · Familiar Quotations (9ª edizione, 1905) · William Shakespeare · Much Ado about Nothing. Act iv. Sc. 1.
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