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Ben Jonson

No simple word That shall be uttered at our mirthful board, Shall make us sad next morning; or affright The liberty that we’ll enjoy to-night.
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Morning Regret Simple
A good poet’s made as well as born.
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Born Made Poet
I now think, Love is rather deaf, than blind, For else it could not be, That she, Whom I adore so much, should so slight me, And cast my love behind.
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Blind Love Slight Thinking
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
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Sounded Swelling Use Words
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
Still to be neat, still to be drest, As you were going to a feast, Still to be powder’d, all perfum’d. Lady, it is to be presumed, Though art’s hid causes are not found, All is not sweet, all is not sound.
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Art Causes Drest Near Sweet
Books are faithful repositories, which may be awhile neglected or forgotten, but when they are opened again, will again impart their instruction.
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Book Faithful May
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.
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Infinite Men Soul
If you be sick, your own thoughts make you sick
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Illness Neurosis Sick
I see compassion may become a justice, though it be a weakness, I confess, and nearer a vice than a virtue.
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Compassion Justice Weakness
Prevent your day at morning.
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Day Morning Prevent
Well, as he brews, so shall he drink.
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Beer Drink Wells
O, for an engine, to keep back all clocks, or make the sun forget his motion!
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Forget Sun Time
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
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Men Money
One woman reads another’s character Without the tedious trouble of deciphering
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Character Trouble Women

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