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As if Misfortune made the throne her seat,
And none could be unhappy but the great.

— Nicholas Rowe The Fair Penitent (1703)

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At length the morn and cold indifference came.

The Fair Penitent (1703)

Is this that haughty gallant, gay Lothario?

The Fair Penitent (1703)

Is she not more than painting can express,
Or youthful poets fancy when they love?

The Fair Penitent (1703)

Great minds, like heaven, are pleased in doing good.

Your bounty is beyond my speaking;
But though my mouth be dumb, my heart shall thank you.

Jane Shore (1714)

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To rank the effort above the prize may be called love.

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