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If thou dost marry, I'll give thee this plague for thy dowry: be
thou as chaste as ice, as read more
If thou dost marry, I'll give thee this plague for thy dowry: be
thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
Moche Crye and no Wull.
Moche Crye and no Wull.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
To grow a philosopher's beard.
Praise her but for this her without-door form--
Which on my faith deserves high speech--and straight
The read more
Praise her but for this her without-door form--
Which on my faith deserves high speech--and straight
The shrug, the hum or ha, these pretty brands
That calumny doth use--O, I am out,
That mercy does, for calumny will sear
Virtue itself--these shrugs, these hums and ha's,
When you have said she's goodly, come between
Ere you can say she's honest.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
Made no more bones.
Made no more bones.
To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by
some trifling performance. A carpet knight.]
To seek a laurel wreath from a bride-cake. [To seek glory by
some trifling performance. A carpet knight.]
