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Ben Jonson

It is the highest of earthly honors to be descended from the great and good. They alone cry out against a noble ancestry who have none of their own.
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Ancestry Honor Noble
Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
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Age Delight Soul Wonder
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 glory, more in the cunning purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.
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Glory Greed Wealth
He that is respectless in his courses oft sells his reputation at cheap market.
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Courses Reputation Sells
Greatness of name, in the father, ofttimes helps not forth, but overwhelms the son: They stand too near one another. The shadow kills the growth.
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Father Greatness Son
A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it.
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Gratitude Men Needs
In the hope to meet Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.
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Absence Hope Love Miss Sweet
The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Conceited Fools Rome Two
How ready is heaven to those that pray!
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Heaven Prayer Praying
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
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Sounded Swelling Use Words
Sweet Swan of Avon! What a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear.
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Sight Swans Sweet
Confound these ancestors… They’ve stolen our best ideas!
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Funny Humor Ideas
Poor worms, they hiss at me, whilst I at home Can be contented to applaud myself, . . . with joy To see how plump my bags are and my barns.
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Home Joy
I do honor the very flea of his dog.
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Dog Hero Honor
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

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