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All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome

Ben Jonson

Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink
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Anarchy Drinking Thinking
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
The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Conceited Fools Rome Two
Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
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Dream Hate Hatred
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
Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed.
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Beast Fats Mischief
Sweet Swan of Avon! What a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear.
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Sight Swans Sweet
The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.
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Infinite Men Soul
The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly.
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Men Money
Great honours are great burdens, but on whom They are cast with envy, he doth bear two loads.
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Envy Honor Two
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
Your highest female grace is silence.
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Female Grace Silence
All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome
BEN JONSON

Discourse Harsh Speech
Aristotle was the first accurate critic and truest judge nay, the greatest philosopher the world ever had; for he noted the vices of all knowledges, in all creatures, and out of many men’s perfections in a science he formed still one Art.
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Art Judging Men
How near to good is what is fair!
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Fairs Good Goodness Near
True melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit.
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Fine Melancholy Perfect Wit

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