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Mockery: Quotations from Shakespearian Quotations

By heaven, all dry-beaten with pure scoff.— L. L. v. 2.

But who dare tell her so? If I should speak, She'd mock me into air; O, she would laugh me Out of myself, press me to death with wit. Therefore let Benedick, like cover'd fire, Consume away in sighs, waste inwardly: It were a better death than die with mocks;— M. A. iii. 1

Which is as bad as die with tickling. Never did mockers waste more idle breath.— M. N. iii. 2

How my achievements mock me. MOCK ERY,- -cominued. A pestilence on him!-now will he be mocking. T. C. iv. 2 To mock the expectation of the world. H. IV. PT. II. v. 2. They do it but in mocking merriment;— L. L. v. 2

And mock for mock is only my intent.

Solemn

O, such a deed As from the body of contraction plucks The very soul; and sweet religion makes A rhapsody of words.— H. iii. 4.