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    I would have thee gone,
    And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
    Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
    Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
    And with a silk thread plucks it back again.

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Let him love none and be by none beloved!

Let him love none and be by none beloved!

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.

The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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All the world's a stage.

All the world's a stage.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.

Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.

Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).

Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.

The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Safe bind, safe find.

Safe bind, safe find.

by Thomas Tusser Found in: General Sayings,
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Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.

Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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