Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.
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I,Beyond all limit of what else i' th' world,
Do love, prize, honour you.
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Thou quiet soul, sleep thou a quiet sleep;
Dream of success and happy victory.
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For having traffic with thyself alone,
Thou of thyself thy sweet self dost deceive.
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My library; Was dukedom large enough.
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Down, down to hell and say that I sent thee thither.
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