Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher ( 10 of 73 )
That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where read more
That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where hourly I converse
With the old sages and philosophers;
And sometimes, for variety, I confer
With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels;
Calling their victories, if unjustly got,
Unto a strict account, and, in my fancy,
Deface their ill-placed statues.
Oh, woman, perfect woman! what distraction
Was meant to mankind when thou wast made a devil!
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Oh, woman, perfect woman! what distraction
Was meant to mankind when thou wast made a devil!
What an inviting hell invented.
Nature too unkind;
That made no medicine for a troubled mind!
Nature too unkind;
That made no medicine for a troubled mind!
Speak boldly, and speak truly, shame the devil.
Speak boldly, and speak truly, shame the devil.
Let the world slide.
Let the world slide.
Evil beginning houres may end in good.
Evil beginning houres may end in good.
Look babies in your eyes, my pretty sweet one.
Look babies in your eyes, my pretty sweet one.
Sing a song of sixpence.
Sing a song of sixpence.
Then, my good girls, be more than women, wise:
At least be more than I was; and be sure
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Then, my good girls, be more than women, wise:
At least be more than I was; and be sure
You credit anything the light gives life to
Before a man.
Charity and treating begin at home.
Charity and treating begin at home.
