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The world is grown so bad, that wrens may prey where eagles dare not perch.-GLO. I., 3.

Talkers are no good doers.-1 MURD. I., 3.

Thy voice is thunder, but thy looks are humble.— CLAR. I., 4.

The tiger now hath seized the gentle hind.—Q. ELIZ. 4.

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The untainted virtue of your years hath not yet div'd into the world's deceit.-GLO. III., 1.

To fly the boar, before the boar pursues, were to incense the boar to follow us, and make pursuit, where he did mean no chase.-HAST. III., 2.

Their lips were four red roses on a stalk, which, in their summer beauty, kiss'd each other. A book of prayers on their pillow lay.-TYR. IV., 3.

True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings, kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings.RICH. V., 2.

The weary sun hath made a golden set, and, by the bright track of his fiery car, gives token of a goodly day to-morrow.-RICH. V., 3.

The early village cock hath twice done salutation to the morn.-RAT. V., 3.

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Was ever woman in this humour woo'd? woman in this humour won?-GLO. I., 2.

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Why grow the branches, when the root is gone? why wither not the leaves, that want their sap?—Q. ELIZ. II., 2.

Woe to that land, that's govern'd by a child !—3 CIT. II., 3.

When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks; When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand; when the sun sets, who doth not look for night?—3 CIT. II., 3.

Wrong hath but wrong, and blame the due of blame. -BUCK. V., 1.

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Your grace attended to their sugar'd words, but look'd not on the poison of their hearts.-GLO. III., 1.

Macbeth.

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Are ye fantastical, or that indeed which outwardly

ye shew-BAN. Act I., Scene 3.

Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valour, as thou art in desire ?-LADY M. I., 7.

After life's fitful fever, he sleeps

III., 2.

well.-MACB.

Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell: though all things foul would wear the brows of grace, yet grace must still look so.-MAL. IV., 3.

A great perturbation in nature! to receive at once the benefit of sleep, and do the effects of watching.— DOCT. V., 1.

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But screw your courage to the sticking place, and we'll not fail.-LADY M. I., 7.

By the clock, 'tis day, and yet dark night strangles the travelling lamp.-Rosse, II., 4.

Better be with the dead, whom we, to gain our place, have sent to peace.-MACB. III., 2.

Boundless intemperance in nature is a tyranny.— MACD. IV., 3.

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Come what come may; time and the hour runs through the roughest day.-MACB. I., 3.

Come, come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here; and fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty.-LADY M. I., 5.

Can such things be, and overcome us like a summer's cloud, without our special wonder?-MACB. III., 4.

Cruel are the times, when we are traitors, and do not know ourselves; when we hold rumour from what we fear; yet know not what we fear.-RossE, IV., 2.

Canst thou not minister to a mind diseas'd; pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow; raze out the written troubles of the brain; and, with some sweet oblivious antidote, cleanse the stuff'd bosom of that perilous stuff, which weighs upon the heart ?-MACB. V., 3.

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God's benison go with you; and with those that would make good of bad, and friends of foes!— OLD M. II., 4.

Give sorrow words: the grief, that does not speak, whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids it break.MAL. IV., 3.

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I have begun to plant thee, and will labour to make thee full of growing.-DUN. I., 4.

I fear thy nature; it is too full o' the milk of human kindness, to catch the nearest way.-LADY M. I., 5.

If it were done, when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly.-MACB. I., 7.

I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but

only vaulting ambition, which o'er-leaps itself, and falls on the other.-MACB. I., 7.

I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people.—MACB. I., 7.

I dare do all that may become a man; who dares do more, is none.—MACB. I., 7.

I am settled, and bend up each corporal agent to this terrible feat.-MACB. I., 7.

It was the owl that shriek'd, the fatal bellman, which gives the stern'st good-night.-LADY M. II., 2.

I am one, my liege, whom the vile blows and buffets of the world have so incens'd, that I am reckless what I do, to spite the world.—2 MURD. III., 1.

I'll make assurance double sure, and take a bond of fate.-MACB. IV., 1.

I would not have such a heart in my bosom, for the dignity of the whole body.-GENT. V., 1.

Infected minds to their deaf pillows will discharge their secrets.-DocT. V., 1.

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Live you? or are you aught that man may question? —BAN. I., 3.

Let's make us med'cines of our great revenge, to cure this deadly grief.—MAL. IV., 3.

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