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Shakespeare, William. King Lear. King's Men, 26 Dec. 1606, Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, England, UK, act 2, sc. 4.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Tragedy of King Lear." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 4.

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Suns, that set, may rise again:
But if, once, we lose this light,
'Tis with us perpetual night.

Ben Jonson

Volpone

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Jonson, Ben. Volpone. King's Men. Spring 1606, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3.

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Jonson, Ben. "Volpone." Ben Jonson: Five Plays, edited by G. A. Wilkes. Oxford University Press, 2009, act 3.

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I glory
More in the cunning purchase of my wealth,
Than in the glad possession.

Ben Jonson

Volpone

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Jonson, Ben. Volpone. King's Men. Spring 1606, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

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Jonson, Ben. "Volpone." Ben Jonson: Five Plays, edited by G. A. Wilkes. Oxford University Press, 2009, act 1, sc. 1.

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You are not worth the dust which the rude wind
Blows in your face.

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Shakespeare, William. King Lear. King's Men, 26 Dec. 1606, Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, England, UK, act 4, sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Tragedy of King Lear." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 4, sc. 2.

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Men must endure
Their going hence even as their coming hither.
Ripeness is all.

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Shakespeare, William. King Lear. King's Men, 26 Dec. 1606, Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, England, UK, act 5, sc. 2.

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Calumnies are answered best with silence.

Ben Jonson

Volpone

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Jonson, Ben. Volpone. King's Men. Spring 1606, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 2.

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Jonson, Ben. "Volpone." Ben Jonson: Five Plays, edited by G. A. Wilkes. Oxford University Press, 2009, act 2, sc. 2.

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Distribution should undo excess
And each man have enough.

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Shakespeare, William. King Lear. King's Men, 26 Dec. 1606, Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, England, UK, act 4, sc. 1.

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That way madness lies.

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Shakespeare, William. King Lear. King's Men, 26 Dec. 1606, Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, England, UK, act 3, sc. 4.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Tragedy of King Lear." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 4.

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As flies to wanton boys are we to th’ gods;
They kill us for their sport.

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Shakespeare, William. King Lear. King's Men, 26 Dec. 1606, Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, England, UK, act 4, sc. 1.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Tragedy of King Lear." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 4, sc. 1.

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How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child.