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    Swift as a shadow, short as any dream; Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That in a spleen unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, Behold! The jaws of darkness do devour it up: So quick bright things come to confusion. -A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act i. Sc. 1.

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And give to dust that is a little gilt More laud than gilt o'er-dusted. -Troilus and Cressida. Act iii. Sc. read more

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This day is called the feast of Crispian: He that outlives this day and comes safe home, Will stand a read more

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Brain him with his lady's fan. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act ii. Sc. 3.

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Good orators, when they are out, they will spit. -As You Like It. Act iv. Sc. 1.

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To loathe the taste of sweetness, whereof a little More than a little is by much too much. -King Henry read more

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His cares are now all ended. -King Henry IV. Part II. Act v. Sc. 2.

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How many things by season season'd are To their right praise and true perfection! -The Merchant of Venice. Act. v. read more

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The cankers of a calm world and a long peace. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act iv. Sc. 2.

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She 's beautiful, and therefore to be wooed; She is a woman, therefore to be won. -King Henry VI. Part read more

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