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Sweet Swan of Avon! What a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear.

Ben Jonson

Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be entreated, either to begin or end.
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Disease Mean Music
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
Were Guilt is, Rage and Courage doth abound.
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Guilt Guilty Shame
A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.
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Gratitude Men Needs
O, for an engine, to keep back all clocks, or make the sun forget his motion!
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Forget Sun Time
A good dog deserves a good bone.
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Bones Canine Dog
Get money, still get money, boy, no matter by what means.
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Boys Mean Money
A prince without letters is a Pilot without eyes. All his government is groping.
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Eye Government Letter
I would rather have a plain down-right wisdom than a foolish and affected eloquence.
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Affected Eloquence Foolish
O! How vain and vile a passion is this fear! What base uncomely things it makes men do.
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Fear Men Passion
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
Whosoever loves not picture is injurious to truth, and all the wisdom of poetry. Picture is the invention of heaven, the most ancient and most akin to nature. It is itself a silent work, and always one and the same habit.
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Ancient Heaven Silent
Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment.
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Mind Punishment Vices
The two chief things that give a man reputation in counsel, are the opinion of his honesty, and the opinion of his wisdom; the authority of those two will persuade.
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Honesty Men Persuade Simple Two Wisdom
Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.
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Heart Hypocrisy Spread
A new disease? I know not, new or old, but it may well be called poor mortals plague for, like a pestilence, it doth infect the houses of the brain till not a thought, or motion, in the mind, be free from the black poison of suspect.
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Black Brain House

Sweet Swan of Avon! What a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear.

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