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Our hours in love have wings; in absence, crutches.
As good be out of the world as out of the fashion.
Off with his head—; so much for Buckingham.
Richard III (altered) (1700)
We shall find no fiend in hell can match the fury of a disappointed woman,—scorned, slighted, dismissed without a parting pang.
Oh, how many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring!
The aspiring youth that fired the Ephesian dome
Outlives in fame the pious fool that rais'd it.
Richard III (altered) (1700)
And the ripe harvest of the new-mown hay
Gives it a sweet and wholesome odour.
Richard III (altered) (1700)
Now, by St. Paul, the work goes bravely on.
Richard III (altered) (1700)
Banish that fear; my flame can never waste,
For love sincere refines upon the taste.
Prithee don’t screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners.
With clink of hammers closing rivets up.
Richard III (altered) (1700)
This business will never hold water.
Losers must have leave to speak.
The Rival Fools (1709)
A weak invention of the enemy.
Richard III (altered) (1700)
Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.
So mourn'd the dame of Ephesus her love.
Richard III (1700)
What have I done? What horrid crime committed?
To me the worst of crimes—outliv'd my liking.
Richard III (1700)
Possession is eleven points in the law.
So mourn'd the dame of Ephesus her love,
And thus the soldier arm'd with resolution
Told his soft tale, and was a thriving wooer.
Richard III (altered) (1700)
Then let not what I cannot have
My cheer of mind destroy.
Whilst thus I sing, I am a king,
Although a poor blind boy!