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Guilt: Quotations from Shakespearian Quotations

So full of artless jealousy is guilt, It spills itself in fearing to be spilt.— H. iv. 5.

Guiltiness will speak Though tongues were out of use.— O. v. 1

Have you heard the argument? Is there no offence in it?— H. iii. 2

And then it started like a guilty thing Upon a fearful summons.— H. i. 1

The guilt being great, the fear doth still exceed. Poems. I'll haunt thee like a wicked conscience still, That mouldeth goblins swift as frenzy thoughts. T. C. v. ii. Infected minds To their deaf pillows will discharge their secrets— M. v. 1.

My words fly up, my thoughts remain below Words without thoughts never to heaven go.— H. iii. 3

Guilty Career, The Close Of A

I have liv'd long enough; my way of life Is fallen into the sear, the yellow leaf; And that which should accompany old age, As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have; but, in their stead, Curses not loud, but deep, mouth-honour, breath, Which the poor heart would fain deny, but dare not.— M. V. 3.

Pursuits

What win the guilty, gaining what they seek? A dream, a breath, a froth of fleeting joy! For one sweet grape, who will the vine destroy? Who buys a minute's mirth to wail a week? Or sells eternity to get a toy? Poems