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The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.

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I have discovered that a famed familiarity in great ones is a note of certain usurpation on the less; for great and popular men feign themselves to be servants to others to make those slaves to them.
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Men Popularity Slave
Hang sorrow, care’ll kill a cat.
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Care Cat Sorrow
My thoughts and I were of another world.
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Another World Thoughts
Honor’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.
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Hate Honor Men Time
A good life is a main argument.
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Argument Good Inspirational Life
Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.
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Looks Meaning Weigh
For he that once is good, is ever great.
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Good Greatness Once
Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.
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Fall Love Stars
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
He threatens many that hath injured one.
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Crime Injured Threaten
A valiant man Ought not to undergo, or tempt a danger, But worthily, and by selected ways, He undertakes with reason, not by chance. His valor is the salt t’ his other virtues, They’re all unseason’d without it.
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Men Salt Way
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
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Men Money
Tell troth and shame the devil.
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Devil Shame Truth
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you.
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Court Deny Mistress
Wine it is the milk of Venus, And the poet’s horse accounted: Ply it and you all are mounted.
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Horse Plies Wine

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