"So his life has flowed From its mysterious urn a sacred stream, In whose calm depth the beautiful and pure Alone are mirrored; which, though shapes of ill May hover round its surface, glides in light, And takes no shadow from them."

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"'T is a little thing To give a cup of water; yet its draught Of cool refreshment, drained by fevered lips, May give a shock of pleasure to the frame More exquisite than when nectarean juice Renews the life of joy in happiest hours."

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"Come in the evening, or come in the morning; Come when you 're looked for, or come without warning."

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"Let us embrace, and from this very moment, vow an eternal misery together."

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"What mighty ills have not been done by woman! Who was 't betrayed the Capitol?--A woman! Who lost Mark Antony the world?--A woman! Who was the cause of a long ten years' war, And laid at last old Troy in ashes?--Woman! Destructive, damnable, deceitful woman!"

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"O woman! lovely woman! Nature made thee To temper man: we had been brutes without you. Angels are painted fair, to look like you: There 's in you all that we believe of heaven,-- Amazing brightness, purity, and truth, Eternal joy, and everlasting love."

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"And die with decency."

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"Dear as the vital warmth that feeds my life; Dear as these eyes, that weep in fondness o'er thee."

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"These are the times that try men's souls."

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"The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the sublime makes the ridiculous, and one step above the ridiculous makes the sublime again."

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"And the final event to himself [Mr. Burke] has been, that, as he rose like a rocket, he fell like the stick."

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"Still an angel appear to each lover beside, But still be a woman to you."

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"Let those love now who never loved before; Let those who always loved, now love the more."

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"Remote from man, with God he passed the days; Prayer all his business, all his pleasure praise."

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"We call it only pretty Fanny's way."

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"Have you not heard these many years ago Jeptha was judge of Israel? He had one only daughter and no mo, The which he loved passing well; And as by lott, God wot, It so came to pass, As God's will was."

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"Every white will have its blacke, And every sweet its soure."

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"We 'll shine in more substantial honours, And to be noble we 'll be good."

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""What is thy name, faire maid?" quoth he. "Penelophon, O King!" quoth she."

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"A poore soule sat sighing under a sycamore tree; Oh willow, willow, willow! With his hand on his bosom, his head on his knee, Oh willow, willow, willow!"

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"Shall I bid her goe? What if I doe? Shall I bid her goe and spare not? Oh no, no, no! I dare not."

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"Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more! Men were deceivers ever; One foot in sea and one on shore, To one thing constant never."

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"O Lady, he is dead and gone! Lady, he 's dead and gone! And at his head a green grass turfe, And at his heels a stone."

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"The blinded boy that shootes so trim, From heaven downe did hie."

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"And how should I know your true love From many another one? Oh, by his cockle hat and staff, And by his sandal shoone."

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"But in vayne shee did conjure him To depart her presence soe; Having a thousand tongues to allure him, And but one to bid him goe."

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"He that had neyther been kith nor kin Might have seen a full fayre sight."

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"Where gripinge grefes the hart wounde, And dolefulle dumps the mynde oppresse, There music with her silver sound With spede is wont to send redresse."

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"He that would not when he might, He shall not when he wolda."

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"A Robyn, Jolly Robyn, Tell me how thy leman does."

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"He was a wight of high renowne, And those but of a low degree; Itt 's pride that putts the countrye doune, Then take thine old cloake about thee."

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"When Arthur first in court began, And was approved king."

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"Weep no more, lady, weep no more, Thy sorrowe is in vaine; For violets pluckt, the sweetest showers Will ne'er make grow againe."

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"And when with envy Time, transported, Shall think to rob us of our joys, You 'll in your girls again be courted, And I 'll go wooing in my boys."

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"Late, late yestreen I saw the new moone, Wi' the auld moon in hir arme."

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"Of the king's creation you may be; but he who makes a count ne'er made a man."

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"Pity 's akin to love."

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"On cherubs and on cherubims Full royally he rode; And on the wings of all the winds Came flying all abroad."

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"Just men, by whom impartial laws were given; And saints who taught and led the way to heaven."

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"I hear a voice you cannot hear, Which says I must not stay; I see a hand you cannot see, Which beckons me away."

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"Nor e'er was to the bowers of bliss conveyed A fairer spirit or more welcome shade."

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"The sweetest garland to the sweetest maid."

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"There taught us how to live; and (oh, too high The price for knowledge!) taught us how to die."

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"Naught venture naught have."

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"Who goeth a borrowing Goeth a sorrowing."

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"At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year."

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"Such, mistress, such Nan, Such master, such man."

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"Dry sun, dry wind; Safe bind, safe find."

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"God sendeth and giveth both mouth and the meat."

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"Except wind stands as never it stood, It is an ill wind turns none to good."

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