Chapter DIES to DISHONOUR of Index by Grocott's Quotations - Alpha

DIES to DISHONOUR

DIES.—He that dies, pays all debts.

Shakespeare.—The Tempest, Act III. Scene 2. (Stephano.)

DIFFERENT.—Different good, by art or nature given,
To different nations, makes their blessings even.

Goldsmith.—The Traveller, Line 79.

DIGESTION.—Now, good digestion wait on appetite,
And health on both!

Shakespeare.—Macbeth, Act III. Scene 4. (To his Lady.)

A good digestion to you all: and, once more,
I shower a welcome on you; welcome all.

Shakespeare.—King Henry VIII. Act I. Scene 4. (Wolsey.)

Things sweet to taste prove in digestion sour.

Shakespeare.—King Richard II. Act I. Scene 3. (Gaunt to the King.)

Unquiet meals make ill digestions.

Shakespeare.—Comedy of Errors, Act V. Scene 1. (The Abbess to Adriana.)

DISCORD.—Discords make the sweetest airs.

Butler.—Hudibras, Part III. Canto I. Line 919.

Discord oft in music makes the sweeter lay.

Spenser.—Fairy Queen, Book III. Canto II.

From hence, let fierce contending nations know,
What dire effects from civil discord flow.

Addison.—Cato, Act V. Scene 4.

DISCOURSE.—She’d come again, and with a greedy ear
Devour up my discourse.

Shakespeare.—Othello, Act I. Scene 3. (How he won Desdemona.)

It will discourse most excellent music.

Shakespeare.—Hamlet, Act III. Scene 2. (The Prince to Guildenstern.)

DISCRETION.—Let’s teach ourselves that honourable stop,
Not to out-sport discretion.

Shakespeare.—Othello, Act II. Scene 3. (To Cassio to look to the guard.)

It show’d discretion, the best part of valour.

Beaumont and Fletcher.—A king and No King, Act IV. Scene 3.

Discretion! hang discretion! hang ye all!

Beaumont and Fletcher.—The Pilgrim, Act II. Scene 1.

DISCUSSION.—Friendly free discussion calling forth
From the fair jewel Truth its latent ray.