A cut-purse of the empire and the rule,
That from a shelf the precious diadem stole,
And put it in his pocket!


Hamlet (1601) act 3, sc. 4, l. 99

William Shakespeare Quotes

A cut-purse of the empire and the rule, That from a shelf the precious diadem stole, And put it in his pocket!

A cut-purse of the empire and the rule, That from a shelf the precious diadem stole, And put it in his pocket!

A cut-purse of the empire and the rule, That from a shelf the precious diadem stole, And put it in his pocket!

A cut-purse of the empire and the rule, That from a shelf the precious diadem stole, And put it in his pocket!