Things that are past are done with me. (Ant. Cl. i. 2.) Past care is still past care. (L. L. L. v. 2; Rom. Jul. iv. 1, 45; Cor. i. 1, 62.) My pride fell with my fortune. (As Y. L. i. 2.) He falls in the height of all his pride. (R. III. v. 2.) By that sin fell the angels. (H. VIII. i. 2, and iii. 2.) 953. Somewhat is better than nothing. Vio. I warrant thou art a merry fellow, and carest for nothing. Clo. I do care for something; but I do not care for you: if that be to care for nothing, sir. (Tw. N. iii. 1.) For nothing hold me, so it please thee hold That nothing me, a something sweet to thee. (Son. cxxxvi.) We do neglect The thing we have: and all for want of wit Make something nothing by augmenting it. (Lucrece.) (See 2 H. VI. iii. 1, 306.) 954. Better be envyed than pitied. His love was . . . exempt from envy, but not free from disdain. (3 Hen. VI. iii. 3.) me... Buck. All good people, you that thus far have come to pity no black envy shall make my grave. (Hen. VIII. ii. 1, 55 and 85. See Buckingham's speech and Wolsey's envy, i. 1.) There's many a man alive that hath outliv'd The love o' the people . . . we expire; And not without men's pity. (Tw. N. K. v. 4.) 955. Every man after his fashen. After his sour fashion. (Jul. Cæs. i. 2; and see ii. 1, 220; iv. 1, 36-39, and iv. 3, 134.) Construe things after their fashion. (Ib. i. 3.) Do it in their own fashion. (L. L. L. v. 2.) 956. He may doe much yll ere he do much woorse. I am bent to know By the worst means the worst. You are young in deed. (Macb. iii. 4.) Macb. Thou canst not say I did it. Shake not Thy gory locks at me. Lady M. He grows worse and worse. Mach. Come, we'll to sleep. My strange and self-abuse Is the initiate fear that wants hard use: We are yet but young in deed. (Ib.) Bad begins and worse remains behind. (Ham. iii. 4.) To second ills with ills, each elder worse. (See Wint. T. iv. 2, 87-101, 23-31. See No. 50.) 957. We be but where we were. Duch. Weeping made you break the story off. By the mass, I was About to say something. Where did I leave? (Ham. ii. 1.) 958. Use maketh mastery. Experience is by industry achieved, And perfected by the swift course of time. 959. Love me little love me long. (Tw. Gen. Ver. i. 3.) Therefore, love moderately; long love doth so Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. (R. Jul. ii. 5.) Love me and leave me not. (Mer. Ven. v. 1.) 961. They that are bound must obey. Do we must what force will have us do. (R. II. iii. 3.) See foot-note, p. 310. I arrest thee. I must obey. (Tw. Night, iii. 4.) I must obey; his art is of such power. Ham. Speak. I am bound to hear. (Temp. i. 2.) Ghost. So art thou to revenge when thou dost hear. It is adieu, remember! I have sworn. (Ham. i. 5.) I am tied to the stake; I must run this course. 962. Folly it is to spurn against the pricke. (Lear, iii. 7.) His hopes 'bove wisdom, grace and fear. (Macb. iii. 5.) Hath in the tables of his law commanded That thou shalt do no murder; and wilt thou then Spurn at his edict? (R. III. i. 4.) To wisdom he's a fool that will not yield. (Per. ii. 5.) 963. Better sit still than rise and fall. I have touched the highest point of all my greatness. (Hen. VIII. iii. 2: Wolsey's fall.) 964. Might overcomes right. O God that right should thus overcome might. (2 Hen. IV. iv. 4.) (See 2 Hen. VI. ii. 3, where the armourer and his man fight, and the armourer falls- O Peter! thou hast prevailed in right.') Force should be right. (Tr. Cr. i. 3.) (See R. III. v. 3, 313.) 965. No smoke without fire. As near... as flame to smoke. (Per. i. 1.) Let your close fire predominate his smoke. (Tim. Ath. iv. 3.) Such smothers broke through into greater flames. (Proceedings against Essex.) 966. Tyme trieth troth. (Tempus arguit amicum.— Eras. Ad. 104. Time is the proof of a friend.) The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy heart. (Ham. i. 2.) Well, time is the old justice that examines all such offenders, and let time try. (Tr. Cr. iii. 3, 145–150; As Y. L. iv. 3.) 967. Make not two sorrows of one. K. Rich. Doubly divorced! bad men, you violate ... (R. II. v. 1.) (W. T. iii. 2.) Tell o'er your woes again, by viewing mine. (R. III. iv. 4.) (See Sonnet xxx. 1. 10–12.) Folio 1036. 968 Thear is no good accord where every jack would be a lord. Since every Jack became a gentleman, There's many a gentle person made a Jack. (R. III. i. 3.) (2 H. VI. iv. 3.) 969. Saieing and doing are two things. And ever may your highness yoke together (Oth. iv. 2.) Fear not, my lord, we will not stand to prate; Talkers are no good doers; be assured We came to use our hands and not our tongues. (R. III. i. 3.) (See Tw. G. Ver. ii. 1, 15; Lear, i. 1, 188–9, 240-1; Tw. N. Kins. v. 1, 114; Ham. i. 3, 27; iii. 1, 53; Cor. i. 1, 57-61; Per. ii. Gower 4, &c.) Collier's MS. corrected ed. for petition. 970. Better be happy than wise. (See No. 483.) 971. Who can hold, that will away ? (See Ant. and Cleo. i. 2 and 3, Antony's determination to be away and Cleopatra's attempt to hold him.) Laer. I must confess my thoughts and wishes bend again toward France. King. Have you your father's leave? Pol. He hath, my lord, wrung from me my slow leave. Upon his will I sealed my hard consent. (Ham. i. 2.) 972. Alwaies let losers have their woordes. Then give me leave, for losers will have leave (Tit. And. iii. 1.) Can I give the loser leave to chide? Words ease the heart. (R. III. iii. 1.) (Compare R. III. iv. 4, 122–131.) (2 Hen. VI. iii. 1.) 973. Warned and half armed. Glad I am that your highness is so armed To bear the tidings of calamity. (R. II. iii. 3.) She is armed and keeps her ground in honestest defence. (All's W. iii. 5.) Por. You, merchant, have you anything to say? (See also Lear, i. 2, 175.) (Mer. Ven. iv. i.) 974. He that hath an ill name is half hanged. (2 H. IV. ii. 4.) 975. 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