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...his great attraction Robs the vast sea : the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun : The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears l : the earth's a thief, 9 — since you PROFESS to do't,] The old copy has— -protest. The correction...

...exposure. We have, however, other words of a similar formation in these plays. So, in Timon of Athens : ' : The earth's a thief ' That feeds and breeds by a composture stolen ' From general excrement." MALONE. We should certainly read—exposure. So, in Macbeth : ' And when we have our naked frailties...

...PROFESS to do't,] The old copy has — •protest. The correction was made by Mr. Theobald. MALONE. i The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The MOON into salt tears:] The moon is supposed to be humid, and perhaps a source of humidity, but cannot be resolved by the surges...

...his great attraction Robs the vast sea : the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun : The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge...thief ; The laws, your curb and whip, in their rough power Have uncheck'd theft. Love not yourselves ; away ; Rob one another. There's more gold : Cut throats...

...his great attraction Robs the vast sea: the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun: The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge...earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture 5 stolen From general excrement: each thing's a thief; The laws, your curb and whip, in their rough...

...hi* great attraction Robs the vast sea. The moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun. The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge...The earth's a thief, • That feeds and breeds by a composlure stol'n From gen'ral excrement : each thing's a thief. " This (says Dr. Dodd) is a good deal...

...her pale fire she snatches from the sun. The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The mounds into salt tears. The earth's a thief, That feeds, and breeds by a composture stolen From general excrements. The moon, too, quaffs her paly stream Of lustre, from the solar beam. Then, hence with...

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...his great attraction Robs the vast sea : the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun ; The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge...thief; The laws, your curb and whip, in their rough power Have uncheck'd theft. Bankrupts, hold fast ; Rather than render back, out with your knives, And...