Greatness of name in the father oft-times overwhelms the son they stand too near one another. The shadow kills the growth so much, that we see the grandchild come more and oftener to be heir of the first.
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Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.Ben Jonson
To struggle when hope is banished To live when lifes salt is gone To dwell in a dream thats vanished To endure, and go calmly on.
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I am beholden to calumny, that she hath so endeavored to belie me. It shall make me set a surer guard on myself, and keep a better watch upon my actions.
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Think but how dear you bought
This fame which you have caught:
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Good morning to the day and next, my gold Open the shrine that I may see my saint.
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Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant and of all tame, a flatterer.
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