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Opinion is a light, vain, crude, and imperfect thing.

Ben Jonson

Whosoever loves not picture is injurious to truth, and all the wisdom of poetry. Picture is the invention of heaven, the most ancient and most akin to nature. It is itself a silent work, and always one and the same habit.
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Ancient Heaven Silent
He was not of an age, but for all time!
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Age Time
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
It is a note Of upstart greatness to observe and watch For these poor trifles, which the noble mind Neglects and scorns.
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Greatness Mind Scorn Watches
That old bald cheater, Time.
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Bald Cheater Old Time
All the wise world is little else, in nature, But parasites or subparasites.
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Little Wise World
We are persons of quality, I assure you, and women of fashion, and come to see and to be seen.
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Fashion Quality Women
Sweet meat must have sour sauce.
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Meat Swans Sweet
Well, I will scourge those apes, And to these courteous eyes oppose a mirror, As large as is the stage whereon we act; Where they shall see the time’s deformity Anatomised in every nerve, and sinew, With constant courage, and contempt of fear.
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Act Apes Courage Eye Mirror Time
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
I feel my griefs too, and there scarce is ground Upon my flesh t’inflict another wound. Yet dare I not complain, or wish for death With holy Paul; lest it be thought the breath Of discontent; or that these prayers be For weariness of life, not love of thee.
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Another Grief Prayer Weariness Wish Wound
Confound these ancestors… They’ve stolen our best ideas!
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Funny Humor Ideas
I am beholden to calumny, that she hath so endeavored to belie me.-It shall make me set a surer guard on myself, and keep a better watch upon my actions.
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Action Calumny Watches
Drink today, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow; Best, while you have it, use your breath; There is no drinking after death.
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Drinking Sorrow Use
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
Passions are spiritual rebels and raise sedition against the understanding.
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Passion Spiritual Understanding

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