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Words: Quotations from Shakespearian Quotations

A fine volley of words, gentlemen, and quickly shot off.— T.G. ii. 4.

And tire the hearer with a book of words. Good words are better than bad strokes.— J.C. v. 1.

You have an exchequer of words, and, I think, no other treasure to give your followers; for it appears by their bare liveries, that they live by your bare words.— T. G. ii. 4.

Words are very rascals since bonds disgraced them.— T. N. iii. 1.

Words are grown so false, I am loath to prove reason with them.— T. N. iii. 1.

His plausive words He scatter'd not in ears, but grafted them To grow there, and to bear.— A. W. i. 2.

I will maintain the word with my sword, to be a soldier like word, and a word of exceeding good command.— H. IV. PT. II. iii. 2.

O, they have lived long in the alms-basket of words.— L. L. v. 1

Let not his smoothing words Bewitch your hearts; be wise, and circumspect.— H.V1. PT. II. i. 1

And Blows

My words disbench'd you not. Coriolanus. No, Sir; yet oft, When blows have raade me stay, I fled from words. C. ii.

Words, Meretricious Abuse Of

They that dally nicely with words, may quickly mak them wanton.— T. N. iii. 1