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Have you summoned your wits from wool-gathering?

— Thomas Middleton The Family of Love (1602)

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From the crown of our head to the sole of our foot.

The world's a stage on which all parts are played.

A Game of Chess (1624)

I never heard
Of any true affection but 'twas nipped.

That disease
Of which all old men sicken,—avarice.

Ground not upon dreams; you know they are ever contrary.

The Family of Love (1602)

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Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

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