But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the rest.

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In beauty, faults conspicuous grow; the smallest speck is seen on snow

In beauty, faults conspicuous grow; the smallest speck is seen on snow

We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the...

We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the...

Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise.

Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise.

In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.

In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.

Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand.

Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand.

On the choice of friends, Our good or evil name depends.

On the choice of friends, Our good or evil name depends.

She who has never loved has never lived.

She who has never loved has never lived.

Gamesters and highwaymen are generally very good to their whores, but they are very devils...

Gamesters and highwaymen are generally very good to their whores, but they are very devils...

The brave love mercy, and delight to save.

The brave love mercy, and delight to save.

Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee.

Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee.

When we risk no contradiction, it prompts the tongue to deal in fiction

When we risk no contradiction, it prompts the tongue to deal in fiction

There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self.

There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self.

What then in love can woman do? If we grow fond they shun us. And...

What then in love can woman do? If we grow fond they shun us. And...

O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed, by keeping men off, you keep them...

O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed, by keeping men off, you keep them...

There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self

There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self

I must have women - there is nothing unbends the mind like them.

I must have women - there is nothing unbends the mind like them.

To cheat a man is nothing; but the woman must have fine parts, indeed, who...

To cheat a man is nothing; but the woman must have fine parts, indeed, who...

He who chooses to be a master never does just enough to get by; nor...

He who chooses to be a master never does just enough to get by; nor...

In business partnerships and marriage partnerships, O' the cheating that goes on.

In business partnerships and marriage partnerships, O' the cheating that goes on.

Cheating on a good woman is like failing an open book test.

Cheating on a good woman is like failing an open book test.