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Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.

Ben Jonson

Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
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Age Delight Soul Wonder
Our whole life is like a play.
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Life Play Whole
A good king is a public servant.
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Good King Kings Servant
Words borrowed of Antiquity do lend a kind of Majesty to style, and are not without their delight sometimes.
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Past Winning Years
There is no bounty to be showed to such As have real goodness: Bounty is A spice of virtue; and what virtuous act Can take effect on them that have no power Of equal habitude to apprehend it?
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Real Spices Virtue
Blueness doth express trueness.
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Color Trueness
That old bald cheater, Time.
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Bald Cheater Old Time
He that is respectless in his courses oft sells his reputation at cheap market.
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Courses Reputation Sells
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
A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.
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Die Fall Flower Night Proportion
The Devil is an Ass , I do acknowledge it.
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Acknowledge Ass Devil
For he that once is good, is ever great.
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Good Greatness Once
Peace is never more than one thought away.
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Away Harmony More Peace
Thy praise or dispraise is to me alike; One doth not stroke me, nor the other strike.
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Praise Strikes Strokes
Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I’ll not look for wine.
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Food Romantic Wine
Tis no sin love’s fruits to steal; But the sweet thefts to reveal; To be taken, to be seen, These have crimes accounted been.
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Fruit Sweet Taken

Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.

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