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For they have the authority of years, and out of their intermission do win to themselves a kind of grace-like newness. But the eldest of the present, and newest of the past Language, is the best.
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Intermission Newest Present Themselves
A good poet’s made as well as born.
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Born Made Poet
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
For he that once is good, is ever great.
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Good Greatness Once
Get money, still get money, boy, no matter by what means.
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Boys Mean Money
It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.
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Dear Estimation Hypocrisy
It is a note Of upstart greatness to observe and watch For these poor trifles, which the noble mind Neglects and scorns.
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Greatness Mind Scorn Watches
To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
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Communication Motivational Wise
He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.
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Honesty Vulgar
There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.
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Fear Hell No Prisoner
They, who know no evil, will suspect none.
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Evil Knows Suspect
Popular men, They must create strange monsters, and then quell them, To make their arts seem something.
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Art Men Monsters
Freedom doth with degree dispense.
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Degree Dispense Freedom
Passions are spiritual rebels and raise sedition against the understanding.
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Passion Spiritual Understanding
Poets are far rarer birds than kings.
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Bird Kings Poet
One woman reads another’s character Without the tedious trouble of deciphering
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Character Trouble Women

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