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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.

Ben Jonson

Hell itself must yield to industry.
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Hell Industry Yield
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
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Sounded Swelling Use Words
Success hath made me wanton.
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Hath Made Success Wanton
Nor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.
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Cup Drinking Men
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
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
The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
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Birthday Praying Return
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.
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Father Men Parent
Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.
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Folly Impudence Rudeness
… the best pilots have need of mariners, besides sails, anchor and other tackle.
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Anchors Needs Sea
Rich apparel has strange virtues; it makes him that hath it without means esteemed for an excellent wit; he that enjoys it with means puts the world in remembrance of his means.
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Mean Remembrance Rich World
Cut Men’s throats with whisperings.
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Cutting Men Whispering
I now think, Love is rather deaf, than blind, For else it could not be, That she, Whom I adore so much, should so slight me, And cast my love behind.
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Blind Love Slight Thinking
Confound these ancestors… They’ve stolen our best ideas!
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Funny Humor Ideas
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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Chair Light Queens Seated Sleep

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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