And 'tis remarkable that they talk most who have the least to say.
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Fantastic tyrant of the amorous heart. How hard thy yoke, how cruel thy dart. Those escape your anger who refuse your sway, and those are punished most, who most obey.Matthew Prior
To John I owed great obligation but John, unhappily, thought fit to publish it to all the nation Sure John and I are more than quit.
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Like Nero, thou hast slain thy mother.
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Forbear to mention what thou canst not praise.
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Who breathes must suffer and who thinks must mourn And he alone is blessed who ne'er was born.
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No, no, for my virginity, When I lose that, says Rose, I'll die Behind the elms last night, cried Dick, Rose, were you not extremely sick.
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