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Queen and huntress, chaste and fair Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light Goddess, excellently bright.

Ben Jonson

That I might live alone once with my gold! O, ’tis a sweet companion! kind and true: A man may trust it when his father cheats him, Brother, or friend, or wife. O wondrous pelf! That which makes all men false, is true itself.
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Alone Brother Companions Money Sweet
It is virtue that gives glory; that will endenizen a man everywhere.
BEN JONSON

Giving Men Virtue
Indeed there’s a woundy luck in names.
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Indeed Luck Names Woundy
Follow a shadow, it still flies you, Seem to fly, it will pursue: So court a mistress, she denies you; Let her alone, she will court you. Say are not women truly, then, Styled but the shadows of us men?
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Men Mistress Shadow
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
Guilt’s a terrible thing.
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Guilt Terrible Things
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
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Glory Servant Virtue
Sweet meat must have sour sauce.
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Meat Swans Sweet
Nor for my peace will I go far, As wanderers do, that still do roam, But make my strengths, such as they are, Here in my bosom, and at home.
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Home Stills Wanderers
For he that once is good, is ever great.
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Good Greatness Once
Force works on servile natures, not the free.
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Force Free Nature Servile
It is an art to have so much judgment as to apparel a lie well, to give it a good dressing.
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Art Giving Lying
The pipe marks the point at which the orangutan ends and man begins.
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Men Smoking
Were Guilt is, Rage and Courage doth abound.
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Guilt Guilty Shame
Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need
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Ambition Needs Slave
Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
BEN JONSON

Age Delight Soul Wonder

Queen and huntress, chaste and fair Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light Goddess, excellently bright.

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