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A good poet’s made as well as born.

Ben Jonson

You are not now to think what’s best to do, As in beginnings, but what must be done, Being thus enter’d; and slip no advantage That may secure you. Let them call it mischief; When it is past, and prosper’d , ’twill be virtue.
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Mischief Past Virtue
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
In the hope to meet Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.
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Absence Hope Love Miss Sweet
All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome
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Discourse Harsh Speech
To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
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Communication Motivational Wise
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
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
The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
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Birthday Praying Return
If all you boast of your great art be true; Sure, willing poverty lives most in you.
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Art Being Poverty True
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
A good life is a main argument.
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Argument Good Inspirational Life
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
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
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Relax Reputation Ruins
Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.
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Fall Love Stars
Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
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Anxiety Care Possession
He that is respectless in his courses oft sells his reputation at cheap market.
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Courses Reputation Sells

A good poet’s made as well as born.

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