Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher ( 10 of 73 )
Go far--too far you cannot, still the farther
The more experience finds you: And go sparing;--
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Go far--too far you cannot, still the farther
The more experience finds you: And go sparing;--
One meal a week will serve you, and one suit,
Through all your travels; for you'll find it certain,
The poorer and the baser you appear,
The more you look through still.
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.
A soul as white as Heaven.
A soul as white as Heaven.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
Speak boldly, and speak truly, shame the devil.
Speak boldly, and speak truly, shame the devil.
Nature too unkind;
That made no medicine for a troubled mind!
Nature too unkind;
That made no medicine for a troubled mind!
Evil beginning houres may end in good.
Evil beginning houres may end in good.
Look babies in your eyes, my pretty sweet one.
Look babies in your eyes, my pretty sweet one.
Charity and treating begin at home.
Charity and treating begin at home.
Then, my good girls, be more than women, wise:
At least be more than I was; and be sure
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Then, my good girls, be more than women, wise:
At least be more than I was; and be sure
You credit anything the light gives life to
Before a man.
