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| William Shakespeare. (1564–1616) (continued) |
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| 482 |
They say, best men are moulded out of faults,
And, for the most, become much more the better
For being a little bad. |
| Measure for Measure. Act v. Sc. 1. |
| 483 |
| What ’s mine is yours, and what is yours is mine. |
| Measure for Measure. Act v. Sc. 1. |
| 484 |
| The pleasing punishment that women bear. |
| The Comedy of Errors. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 485 |
| A wretched soul, bruised with adversity. |
| The Comedy of Errors. Act ii. Sc. 1. |
| 486 |
| Every why hath a wherefore. 1 |
| The Comedy of Errors. Act ii. Sc. 2. |
| 487 |
| Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast. |
| The Comedy of Errors. Act iii. Sc. 1. |
| 488 |
One Pinch, a hungry lean-faced villain,
A mere anatomy. |
| The Comedy of Errors. Act v. Sc. 1. |
| 489 |
A needy, hollow-eyed, sharp-looking wretch,
A living-dead man. |
| The Comedy of Errors. Act v. Sc. 1. |
| 490 |
| Let ’s go hand in hand, not one before another. |
| The Comedy of Errors. Act v. Sc. 1. |
| 491 |
| He hath indeed better bettered expectation. |
| Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 492 |
| A very valiant trencher-man. |
| Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 493 |
| He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat. |
| Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 494 |
| What, my dear Lady Disdain! are you yet living? |
| Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 495 |
| There ’s a skirmish of wit between them. |
| Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 496 |
| The gentleman is not in your books. |
| Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 497 |
| Shall I never see a bachelor of threescore again? |
| Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 498 |
| Benedick the married man. |
| Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 499 |
| He is of a very melancholy disposition. |
| Much Ado about Nothing. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 500 |
| He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man. |
| Much Ado about Nothing. Act ii. Sc. 1. |
| 501 |
| As merry as the day is long. |
| Much Ado about Nothing. Act ii. Sc. 1. |
| 502 |
| I have a good eye, uncle; I can see a church by day-light. |
| Much Ado about Nothing. Act ii. Sc. 1. |
