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    When we mean to build, We first survey the plot, then draw the model; And when we see the figure of the house, Then must we rate the cost of the erection. -King Henry IV. Part II. Act i. Sc. 3.

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A goodly apple rotten at the heart: O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath! -The Merchant of Venice. Act i. read more

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Dictynna, goodman Dull. -Love's Labour 's Lost. Act iv. Sc. 2.

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Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice. His reasons are as two grains read more

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I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me sad. -As You Like It. Act iv. Sc. 1.

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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man. -King John. Act iii. read more

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Superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer. -The Merchant of Venice. Act i. Sc. 2.

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Merrily, merrily shall I live now, Under the blossom that hangs on the bough. -The Tempest. Act v. Sc. 1.

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