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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.

Ben Jonson

The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.
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Air Echoes Parted Sweet Thence
Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you.
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Court Deny Mistress
Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.
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Fall Love Stars
Passions are spiritual rebels and raise sedition against the understanding.
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Passion Spiritual Understanding
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.
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Dear Estimation Hypocrisy
Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
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Anxiety Care Possession
He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.
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Honesty Vulgar
Who casts to write a living line, must sweat.
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Lines Sweat Writing
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 Devil is an Ass , I do acknowledge it.
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Acknowledge Ass Devil
It is less dishonor to hear imperfectly than to speak imperfectly. The ears are excused; the understanding is not.
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Ears Speak Understanding
The way to rise is to obey and please.
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Please Success Way
Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor; if they be one to us, to suffer them is valor too.
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Courage Suffering Valor
Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail.
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Frail Memories Mind
Prevent your day at morning.
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Day Morning Prevent

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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