in Dryden’s satire of Absalom and Achitophel, is designed for Slingsby Bethel, the lord mayor.
“Shimei, whose youth did early promise bring,
Of zeal to God and hatred to his king;
Did wisely from expensive sins refrain,
And never broke the Sabbath but for gain.”
Part 1, lines 548–551.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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