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The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.

Ben Jonson

For a man to write well, there are required three necessaries: to read the best authors, observe the best speakers, and much exercise of his own style.
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Exercise Men Writing
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
And where she went, the flowers took thickest root, As she had sow’d them with her odorous foot.
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Feet Flower Roots
It strikes! one, two, Three, four, five, six. Enough, enough, dear watch, Thy pulse hath beat enough. Now sleep and rest; Would thou could’st make the time to do so too; I’ll wind thee up no more.
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Enough Pulse Sleep Time Wind
[The play] is like to be a very conceited scurvy one, in plain English.
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Conceited English Plain Play
For he that once is good, is ever great.
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Good Greatness Once
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
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June Life Perfect Summer
Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed That sets his doors wide open to a thief, And shows the felon where his treasure lies?
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Doors Judgment Lying Treasure
Follow a shadow, it still flies you, Seem to fly, it will pursue: So court a mistress, she denies you; Let her alone, she will court you. Say are not women truly, then, Styled but the shadows of us men?
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Men Mistress Shadow
I’ll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news.
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False Giving News True
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
He threatens many that hath injured one.
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Crime Injured Threaten
Many might go to heaven with half the labour they go to hell, if they would venture their industry the right way.
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Half Heaven Venture
Affliction teacheth a wicked person sometime to pray; prosperity never.
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Affliction Person Prayer Wicked
Hell itself must yield to industry.
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Hell Industry Yield
Good men but see death, the wicked taste it.
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Death Good Man Men

The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.

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