William Shakespeare ( 10 of 368 )
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.
Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.
But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
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But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As make the angels weep.
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
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I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
A great while ago the world begun,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain;
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A great while ago the world begun,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain;
But that's all one, our play is done,
And we'll strive to please you every day.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.
Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
