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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.

Ben Jonson

I feel my griefs too, and there scarce is ground Upon my flesh t’inflict another wound. Yet dare I not complain, or wish for death With holy Paul; lest it be thought the breath Of discontent; or that these prayers be For weariness of life, not love of thee.
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Another Grief Prayer Weariness Wish Wound
Whom the disease of talking still once posses-seth, he can never hold his peace.
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Disease Talking
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.
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Leadership May Men
Give me a look, give me a face, That makes simplicity a grace Robes loosely flowing, hair as free Such sweet neglect more taketh me Than all the adulteries of art: They strike mine eyes, but not my heart.
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Art Eye Neglect Simplicity Sweet
Tell troth and shame the devil.
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Devil Shame Truth
Our whole life is like a play.
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Life Play Whole
I would rather have a plain down-right wisdom than a foolish and affected eloquence.
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Affected Eloquence Foolish
Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink
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Anarchy Drinking Thinking
I remember, the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never plotted out a line. My answer hath been, would he had blotted a thousand.
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Answer Lines Mention Penend Player Writing
Ods me I marle what pleasure or felicity they have in taking their roguish tobacco. It is good for nothing but to choke a man, and fill him full of smoke and embers.
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Cigarette Smoke Men Smoking
Art hath an enemy call’d ignorance .
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Art Enemy Ignorance
We are persons of quality, I assure you, and women of fashion, and come to see and to be seen.
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Fashion Quality Women
Success hath made me wanton.
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Hath Made Success Wanton
Opinion is a light, vain, crude, and imperfect thing.
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Imperfect Light Opinion Things
Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need
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Ambition Needs Slave
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
BEN JONSON

Long Pleasure Treasure

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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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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