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Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink

Ben Jonson

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
The world knows only two, that’s Rome and I.
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Conceited Fools Rome Two
For they have the authority of years, and out of their intermission do win to themselves a kind of grace-like newness. But the eldest of the present, and newest of the past Language, is the best.
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Intermission Newest Present Themselves
There is no bounty to be showed to such As have real goodness: Bounty is A spice of virtue; and what virtuous act Can take effect on them that have no power Of equal habitude to apprehend it?
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Real Spices Virtue
Now we are all fallen, youth from their fear, And age from that which bred it, good example.
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Age Example Fallen Good Youth
It is as great a spite to be praised in the wrong place, and by a wrong person, as can be done to a noble nature.
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Done Noble Person Wrong
In the hope to meet Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.
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Absence Hope Love Miss Sweet
Reader look, not on his picture but his book.
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Book Looks Reader
He threatens many that hath injured one.
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Crime Injured Threaten
I have been at my book; and am now past the craggy paths of study, and come to the flowery plains of honour and reputation
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Education Inspirational Past
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
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
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June Life Perfect Summer
Ods me I marle what pleasure or felicity they have in taking their roguish tobacco. It is good for nothing but to choke a man, and fill him full of smoke and embers.
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Cigarette Smoke Men Smoking
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
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Hate Hatred Ignorant
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
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
Poets are far rarer birds than kings.
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Bird Kings Poet
O, for an engine, to keep back all clocks, or make the sun forget his motion!
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Forget Sun Time
Nor for my peace will I go far, As wanderers do, that still do roam, But make my strengths, such as they are, Here in my bosom, and at home.
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Home Stills Wanderers
My thoughts and I were of another world.
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Another World Thoughts
I glory, more in the cunning purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.
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Glory Greed Wealth
Tell troth and shame the devil.
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Devil Shame Truth
The way to rise is to obey and please.
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Please Success Way
A good dog deserves a good bone.
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Bones Canine Dog
Get money, still get money, boy, no matter by what means.
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Boys Mean Money
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
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

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