"Severely criticised by their political opponents for neglecting their official duties, it was said that they had no thought but to live out their days in rural retirement."
Friday, October 5, 2012
Some Rise By Sin, And Some By Virtue Fall
Well, heaven forgive him! and forgive us all!
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from brakes of ice, and answer none:
And some condemned for a fault alone.
-- Escalus, William Shakespeare's MeasureforMeasure, Act 2, Scene 1
