William Shakespeare in the library

3 works in the library quote William Shakespeare — 3 citations, each anchored to a verbatim passage in the work that does the quoting.

Henry Sumner Maine 1 citation · Lysander Spooner 1 citation · Sir Frederick Pollock 1 citation

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1. Dissertations on Early Law and Custom Henry Sumner Maine 1 neutral 1 citation

   ch. 6

   Cited with a specific act and scene reference as a literary source.

   What were the ideas about the Salic law which were common in this country from one hundred to one hundred and fifty years after the conclusion of this quarrel may be gathered from Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V.

2. The Unconstitutionality of Slavery Lysander Spooner 1 extended 1 citation

   ch. 10

   A recognizable literary line is invoked within the argument to illustrate concealment of intent.

   “Thou canst not say I did it.”

3. The Genius of the Common Law Sir Frederick Pollock 1 neutral 1 citation

   ii.: the giants and the gods

   The Shylock and Antonio suit clearly identifies Shakespeare's play, cited as a comparative example of accepted dramatic legal irregularity.

   Wagner took no more license than many other dramatists have taken, surely none so great as the wholesale violation of natural as well as legal justice which is accepted without demur — such is Shakespeare’s art, in the suit of Shylock against Antonio.