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Ben Jonson

Popular men, They must create strange monsters, and then quell them, To make their arts seem something.
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Art Men Monsters
One woman reads another’s character Without the tedious trouble of deciphering
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Character Trouble Women
For they have the authority of years, and out of their intermission do win to themselves a kind of grace-like newness. But the eldest of the present, and newest of the past Language, is the best.
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Intermission Newest Present Themselves
Fortune, that favors fools.
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Favors Fool Fortune
Well, I will scourge those apes, And to these courteous eyes oppose a mirror, As large as is the stage whereon we act; Where they shall see the time’s deformity Anatomised in every nerve, and sinew, With constant courage, and contempt of fear.
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Act Apes Courage Eye Mirror Time
A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.
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Gratitude Men Needs
Drink today, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow; Best, while you have it, use your breath; There is no drinking after death.
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Drinking Sorrow Use
The burnt child dreads the fire.
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Children Dread Fire
Your highest female grace is silence.
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Female Grace Silence
If you succeed not, cast not away the quills yet, nor scratch the wainscot, beat not the poor desk, but bring all to the forge and file again; turn it new.
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Crafts Scratches Succeed
Queen and huntress, chaste and fair Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light Goddess, excellently bright.
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Chair Light Queens Seated Sleep
No glass renders a man’s form or likeness so true as his speech.
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Glasses Men Speech
If all you boast of your great art be true; Sure, willing poverty lives most in you.
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Art Being Poverty True
I glory, more in the cunning purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.
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Glory Greed Wealth
How near to good is what is fair!
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Fairs Good Goodness Near
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.
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Leadership May Men

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