Colley Cibber Quotes

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Prithee don't screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners.

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Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks,
And he has chambers in King's Bench walks.

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I 've lately had two spiders
Crawling upon my startled hopes.
Now though thy friendly hand has brush'd 'em from me,
Yet still they crawl offensive to my eyes:
I would have some kind friend to tread upon 'em.

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Perish that thought! No, never be it said
That Fate itself could awe the soul of Richard.
Hence, babbling dreams! you threaten here in vain!
Conscience, avaunt! Richard 's himself again!
Hark! the shrill trumpet sounds to horse! away!
My soul 's in arms, and eager for the fray.

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O say what is this thing call'd Light,
Which I must ne'er enjoy

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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.

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Old houses mended,
Cost little less than new before they're ended.

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The aspiring youth that fired the Ephesian dome
Outlives in fame the pious fool that rais'd it.

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Banish that fear; my flame can never waste,
For love sincere refines upon the taste.

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As good be out of the world as out of the fashion.

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And the ripe harvest of the new-mown hay
Gives it a sweet and wholesome odour.

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Tea! Thou soft, thou sober, sage, and venerable liquid, thou innocent pretence for bringing the wicked of both sexes together in a morning; thou female tongue-running, smile-smoothing, heart- opening, wink-tipping cordial, to whose glorious insipidity I owe the happiest moment of my life, let me fall prostrate thus, and … adore thee.

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Our hours in love have wings; in absence, crutches.

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Oh, how many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring!

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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!

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When we are conscious of the least comparative merit in ourselves, we should take as much care to conceal the value we set upon it, as if it were a real defect; to be elated or vain upon it is showing your money before people in want.

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