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Blind accident and blundering mishap—"such a mistake," says one of the criminals, "as I have often seen in a play"—are the steersmen of their fortunes and the doomsmen of their deeds.

From The Age of Shakespeare by Swinburne, Algernon Charles

"Blind accident and blundering mishap—'such a mistake,' says one of the criminals, 'as I have often seen in a play' are the steersmen of their fortunes and the doomsmen of their deeds."

From English Literature: Modern Home University Library of Modern Knowledge by Mair, G. H. (George Herbert)