I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
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Henry VIII by William Shakespeare
"All things are ready, if our minds be so."
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Henry V by William Shakespeare
"From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered,
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers."
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Henry V by William Shakespeare
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more,
Or close the wall up with our English dead."
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Henry V by William Shakespeare
"Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, As self-neglecting."
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Henry V by William Shakespeare
"I find we are growing serious, and then we are in great danger of being dull."
~
The Old Bachelor by William Congreve
"Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd."
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The Mourning Bride by William Congreve
"Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."
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The Mourning Bride by William Congreve
"Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing, and the overtaking and possessing of a wish discovers the folly of the chase."
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Love for Love by William Congreve
"He that first cries out stop thief is often he that has stol'n the treasure."
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Love for Love by William Congreve
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