William Shakespeare ( 10 of 368 )
The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.
The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
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I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.
So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.
So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.
We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.
He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.
