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    Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head; And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every thing. -As You Like It. Act ii. Sc. 1.

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One Pinch, a hungry lean-faced villain, A mere anatomy. -The Comedy of Errors. Act v. Sc. 1.

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'T is not in the bond. -The Merchant of Venice. Act iv. Sc. 1.

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There 's nothing ill can dwell in such a temple: If the ill spirit have so fair a house, Good read more

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Time travels in divers paces with divers persons. I 'll tell you who Time ambles withal, who Time trots withal, read more

Time travels in divers paces with divers persons. I 'll tell you who Time ambles withal, who Time trots withal, who Time gallops withal, and who he stands still withal. -As You Like It. Act iii. Sc. 2.

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Neither rhyme nor reason. -As You Like It. Act iii. Sc. 2.

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

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

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Thus far into the bowels of the land Have we marched on without impediment. -King Richard III. Act v. Sc. read more

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The better part of valour is discretion. -King Henry IV. Part I. Act v. Sc. 4.

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All that glisters is not gold. -The Merchant of Venice. Act ii. Sc. 7.

All that glisters is not gold. -The Merchant of Venice. Act ii. Sc. 7.

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