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

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When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.
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Enemy Grief Men
Now we are all fallen, youth from their fear, And age from that which bred it, good example.
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Age Example Fallen Good Youth
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
Reader look, not on his picture but his book.
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Book Looks Reader
A good king is a public servant.
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Good King Kings Servant
It strikes! one, two, Three, four, five, six. Enough, enough, dear watch, Thy pulse hath beat enough. Now sleep and rest; Would thou could’st make the time to do so too; I’ll wind thee up no more.
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Enough Pulse Sleep Time Wind
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
True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
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Friendship Happiness Positive
Were Guilt is, Rage and Courage doth abound.
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Guilt Guilty Shame
The man that is once hated, both his good and his evil deeds oppress him.
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Evil Hate Men Oppress
Nor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.
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Cup Drinking Men
Rich apparel has strange virtues; it makes him that hath it without means esteemed for an excellent wit; he that enjoys it with means puts the world in remembrance of his means.
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Mean Remembrance Rich World
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
Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need
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Ambition Needs Slave
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
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Good Ready Writing
Poets are far rarer birds than kings.
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Bird Kings Poet

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

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