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I wol nat lye;
A man shal winne us best with flaterye;... - MORE I wol nat lye;
A man shal winne us best with flaterye;
And with attendance, and with bisinesse,
Been we ylymed, bothe more and lesse.

Geoffrey Chaucer

courtship

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In the cowslips peeps I lie,
Hidden from the buzzing fly,... - MORE In the cowslips peeps I lie,
Hidden from the buzzing fly,
While green grass beneath me lies,
Pearled wi' dew like fishes' eyes,
Here I lye, a clock-a-clay,
Waiting for the time o' day.

John Clare

time

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I were content to wearie out my paine,
To bee Narsissus so she were a spring... - MORE I were content to wearie out my paine,
To bee Narsissus so she were a spring
To drowne in hir those woes my heart do wring:
And more I wish transformed to remaine:
That whilest I thus in pleasures lappe did lye,
I might refresh desire, which else would die.

Thomas Lodge

desire

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We all cry out that the world is corrupt,—and I fear too justly,—but we never reflect, what we have to thank for it, and that ... - MORE We all cry out that the world is corrupt,—and I fear too justly,—but we never reflect, what we have to thank for it, and that it is our open countenance of vice, which gives the lye to our private censures of it, which is its chief protection and encouragement.

Laurence Sterne

evil | corruption | hypocrisy

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