William Shakespeare ( 10 of 368 )
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.
I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.
I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.
Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
O, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day,
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O, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day,
Which now shows all the beauty of the sun,
And by and by a cloud takes all away!
That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.
That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.