| Index Entry | Shakespeare, quote [beg] For what doth cherish weeds, but gentle air?... |
| Location | Boston |
| Citation | IC.782.030 8 Aug 1782:21 (14/728) The Independent Freeholder. No. 2. . . [24 lines on problems of patriots and loyalists living together under one government.] The wholesome severity of Government, may, if properly exercised, keep them under--but the lenity hitherto shewn them, only serves to encrease their numbers and make them more insolent. "For what doth cherish weeds, but gentle air? And what makes robbers bold but too much lenity." Shakespear. |
| Generic Title | Independent Chronicle |
| Date | 1782.08.08 |
| Publisher | Willis, Nathaniel |
| City, State | Boston, MA |
| Year | 1782 |
| Bibliography | B0017907 |