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I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her read more
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought;
And, with a green and yellow melancholy,
She sat like Patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief.
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Love makes a good eye squint.
Love makes a good eye squint.