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Quotation from Henry VIII by William Shakespeare

“No, his conscience Has crept too near another lady”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Suffolk)

Henry VIII, Act II, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1541 (First Folio text, modernized))

The Lord Chamberlain has just said the king's marriage to his brother's widow troubles his conscience; Suffolk's retort names the suspicion the play never fully confirms or dismisses.

Citation: "No, his conscience Has crept too near another lady" — William Shakespeare, Henry VIII, Act II, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1541 (First Folio text, modernized)). (id henry-viii-q3)

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