Besides, This Duncan Hath Borne His Faculties So Meek, Hath Been So Clear In His Great Office, That His Virtues Will Plead Like Angels, Trumpet-tongued, Against The Deep Damnation Of His Taking-off

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Besides, this Duncan
Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been
So clear in his great office, that his virtues
Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against
The deep damnation of his taking-off;
And pity, like a naked new-born babe,
Striding the blast, or heaven's cherubim, horsed
Upon the sightless couriers of the air,
Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye,
That tears shall drown the wind. I have no spur
To prick the sides of my intent, but only
Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself,
And falls on the other.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Macbeth
-- Act i, Sc. 7

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