Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher ( 10 of 73 )
Hunger is sharper than the sword.
Hunger is sharper than the sword.
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.
What's one man's poison, signior,
Is another's meat or drink.
What's one man's poison, signior,
Is another's meat or drink.
Calamity is man's true touch-stone.
- Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher,
Calamity is man's true touch-stone.
- Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher,
Charity and treating begin at home.
Charity and treating begin at home.
A civil habit
Oft covers a good man.
A civil habit
Oft covers a good man.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
From the crown of our head to the sole of our feet.
Then, everlasting Love, restrain thy will;
'Tis god-like to have power, but not to kill.
Then, everlasting Love, restrain thy will;
'Tis god-like to have power, but not to kill.
Fortune, now see, now proudly
Pluck off thy veil, and view thy triumph; look,
Look what thou read more
Fortune, now see, now proudly
Pluck off thy veil, and view thy triumph; look,
Look what thou hast brought this land to!--
Vice gets more in this vicious world
Than piety.
Vice gets more in this vicious world
Than piety.
