Resignation
York. Things past redress are now with me past care.
“Richard II.,” ii, 3.
Lady Macbeth. Things without remedy,
Should be without regard. “Macbeth,” iii, 2.
Allusion to an Old Proverb
Gonzago. I have great comfort from this fellow; methinks he hath no drowning mark upon him. If he be not born to be hanged, our case is miserable.
“Tempest,” i, 1.
Proteus. Go, go, begone, to save your ship from wreck,
Which cannot perish having thee on board,
Being destin’d to a drier death on shore.
“Two Gentlemen of Verona,” i, 1.