ANGELO. The law hath not been dead, though it hath slept. Those many had not dar'd to do that evil If the first that did th' edict infringe Had answer'd for his deed. Now 'tis awake, Takes note of what is done, and, like a prophet, Looks in a glass that shows what future evils - Either now or by remissness new conceiv'd, And so in progress to be hatch'd and born - Are now to have no successive degrees, But here they live to end.

The Law Hath Not Been Dead Though It Hath Slept

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