Digital facsimile of the Bodleian First Folio of Shakespeare's plays, Arch. G c.7
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Pand. For that which thou hast sworne to doe amisse,
Pand. Is not amisse when it is truly done:
Pand. And being not done, where doing tends to ill,
Pand. The truth is then most done not doing it:
Pand. The better Act of purposes mistooke,
Pand. Is to mistake again, though indirect,
Pand. Yet indirection thereby growes direct,
Pand. And falshood, falshood cures, as fire cooles fire
Pand. Within the scorched veines of one new burn'd:
Pand. It is religion that doth make vowes kept,
Pand. But thou hast sworne against religion:
Pand. By what thou swear'st against the thing thou swear'st,
Pand. And mak'st an oath the suretie for thy truth,
Pand. Against an oath the truth, thou art vnsure
Pand. To sweare, sweares onely not to be forsworne,
Pand. Else what a mockerie should it be to sweare?
Pand. But thou dost sweare, onely to be forsworne,
Pand. And most forsworne, to keepe what thou dost sweare,
Pand. Therefore thy later vowes, against thy first,
Pand. Is in thy selfe rebellion to thy selfe: