Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher ( 10 of 73 )
A soul as white as Heaven.
A soul as white as Heaven.
No friend's a friend till [he shall] prove a friend.
No friend's a friend till [he shall] prove a friend.
Death hath so many doors to let out life.
Death hath so many doors to let out life.
Evil beginning houres may end in good.
Evil beginning houres may end in good.
Oh, woman, perfect woman! what distraction
Was meant to mankind when thou wast made a devil!
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Oh, woman, perfect woman! what distraction
Was meant to mankind when thou wast made a devil!
What an inviting hell invented.
Let the world slide.
Let the world slide.
That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where read more
That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where hourly I converse
With the old sages and philosophers;
And sometimes, for variety, I confer
With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels;
Calling their victories, if unjustly got,
Unto a strict account, and, in my fancy,
Deface their ill-placed statues.
Nothing is thought rare
Which is not new, and follow'd; yet we know
That what was worn read more
Nothing is thought rare
Which is not new, and follow'd; yet we know
That what was worn some twenty years ago
Comes into grace again.
Speak boldly, and speak truly, shame the devil.
Speak boldly, and speak truly, shame the devil.
I find the medicine worse than the malady.
I find the medicine worse than the malady.
