Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
William ShakespeareCoward dogs most spend their mouths when what they seem to threaten runs far before them.
William ShakespeareAnd by that destiny to perform an act Whereof what's past is prologue, what to come In yours and my discharge.
William Shakespeare