William Shakespeare

O jest unseen, inscrutable, invisible, As a nose on a man's face, or a weathercock on a steeple. -The Two read more

O jest unseen, inscrutable, invisible, As a nose on a man's face, or a weathercock on a steeple. -The Two Gentleman of Verona. Act ii. Sc. 1.

Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .

Season your admiration for a while
With an attent ear. . . .

And maidens call it--Love in idleness.

And maidens call it--Love in idleness.

I love a ballad but even too well if it be doleful matter merrily
set down, or a very read more

I love a ballad but even too well if it be doleful matter merrily
set down, or a very pleasant thing indeed and sung lamentably.

Oft expectation fails and most oft there Where most it promises, and oft it hits Where hope is coldest and read more

Oft expectation fails and most oft there Where most it promises, and oft it hits Where hope is coldest and despair most fits.