The breath
Of accusation kills an innocent name,
And leaves for lame acquittal the poor life,
Which is a mask without it.


The Cenci (1819).

Percy Bysshe Shelley Quotes

The breath Of accusation kills an innocent name, And leaves for lame acquittal the poor life, Which is a mask without it.

The breath Of accusation kills an innocent name, And leaves for lame acquittal the poor life, Which is a mask without it.

The breath Of accusation kills an innocent name, And leaves for lame acquittal the poor life, Which is a mask without it.

The breath Of accusation kills an innocent name, And leaves for lame acquittal the poor life, Which is a mask without it.