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The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.

Ben Jonson

Princes that would their people should do well Must at themselves begin, as at the head; For men, by their example, pattern out Their limitations, and regard of laws: A virtuous court a world to virtue draws.
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Example Law Men Patteren People
Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor; if they be one to us, to suffer them is valor too.
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Courage Suffering Valor
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
Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.
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Looks Meaning Weigh
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
It is as great a spite to be praised in the wrong place, and by a wrong person, as can be done to a noble nature.
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Done Noble Person Wrong
Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.
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Heart Hypocrisy Spread
You are not now to think what’s best to do, As in beginnings, but what must be done, Being thus enter’d; and slip no advantage That may secure you. Let them call it mischief; When it is past, and prosper’d , ’twill be virtue.
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Mischief Past Virtue
Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I’ll not look for wine.
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Food Romantic Wine
In the hope to meet Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.
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Absence Hope Love Miss Sweet
A new disease? I know not, new or old, but it may well be called poor mortals plague for, like a pestilence, it doth infect the houses of the brain till not a thought, or motion, in the mind, be free from the black poison of suspect.
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Black Brain House
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
Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame a flatterer.
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Beast Flattery Tyrant
The man that is once hated, both his good and his evil deeds oppress him.
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Evil Hate Men Oppress
A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.
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Die Fall Flower Night Proportion
I’ll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news.
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False Giving News True

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