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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.

Ben Jonson

[The play] is like to be a very conceited scurvy one, in plain English.
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Conceited English Plain Play
When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.
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Enemy Grief Men
He was not of an age, but for all time!
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Age Time
Princes that would their people should do well Must at themselves begin, as at the head; For men, by their example, pattern out Their limitations, and regard of laws: A virtuous court a world to virtue draws.
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Example Law Men Patteren People
Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back.
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Ambition Inspiration Looks
It is an art to have so much judgment as to apparel a lie well, to give it a good dressing.
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Art Giving Lying
Spread yourself upon his bosom publicly, whose heart you would eat in private.
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Heart Hypocrisy Spread
Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom.
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Fortune Men
Whom the disease of talking still once posses-seth, he can never hold his peace.
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Disease Talking
Freedom doth with degree dispense.
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Degree Dispense Freedom
A good dog deserves a good bone.
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Bones Canine Dog
No simple word That shall be uttered at our mirthful board, Shall make us sad next morning; or affright The liberty that we’ll enjoy to-night.
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Morning Regret Simple
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
The soul of man is infinite in what it covets.
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Infinite Men Soul
All concord’s born of contraries.
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Born Contradiction Contrary
Well, as he brews, so shall he drink.
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Beer Drink Wells

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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