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"Thus weary of the world, away she hies, And yokes her silver doves; by whose swift aid Their mistress mounted through the empty skies In her light chariot quickly is convey'd; Holding their course to Paphos, where their queen Means to immure herself and not be seen."
"Fairest Cordelia, that art most rich, being poor; Most choice, forsaken; and most loved, despised! Thee and thy virtues here I seize upon: Be it lawful I take up what's cast away. Gods, gods! 'tis strange that from their cold'st neglect My love should kindle to inflamed respect. Thy dowerless daughter, king, thrown to my chance, Is queen of us, of ours, and our fair France: Not all the dukes of waterish Burgundy Can buy this unprized precious maid of me. Bid them farewell, Cordelia, though unkind: Thou losest here, a better where to find."
"Demetrius: Villain, what hast thou done? Aaron: That which thou canst not undo. Chiron: Thou hast undone our mother. Aaron: Villain, I have done thy mother."
"You may my Glories and my State depose, But not my Griefes; still am I King of those."
"For man is a giddy thing, and this is my conclusion."
"It is not night when I do see your face, Therefore I think I am not in the night; Nor doth this wood lack worlds of company, For you in my respect are all the world: Then how can it be said I am alone, When all the world is here to look on me?"
"Before, I loved thee as a brother, John, But now, I do respect thee as my soul."
"Believe then, if you please, that I can do strange things. [Act 5, Scene 2]"
"Demand me nothing: what you know, you know."
"In jest, there is truth."
"So many hours must I take my rest; So many hours must I contemplate."
"Time is the old justice that examines all such offenders, and let Time try."
"For to be wise and love exceeds man's might."
"Two stars keep not their motion in one sphere."
"I will not trust you, I, Nor longer stay in your curst company. Your hands than mine are quicker for a fray, My legs are longer though, to run away."
"No deeper wrinkles yet? Hath sorrow struck So many blows upon this face of mine And made no deeper wounds?"
"All dark and comfortless."
"Though inclination be as sharp as will, My stronger guilt defeats my strong intent, And, like a man to double business bound, I stand in pause where I shall first begin, And both neglect."
"What the great ones do, the less will prattle of"
"It is meant that noble minds keep ever with their likes; for who so firm that cannot be seduced."