Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various
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She is a woman, therefore may be woo'd;
She is a woman, therefore may be won. 422 SHAKS.: _Titus And.,_ Act ii., Sc. 1. He that would win his dame must do As love does when he draws his bow; With one hand thrust the lady from, And with the other pull her home. 423 BUTLER: _Hudibras,_ Pt. ii., Canto i., Line 449. =Covetousness.= When workmen strive to do better than well, They do confound their skill in covetousness. 424 SHAKS.: _King John,_ Act iv., Sc. 2. =Cowardice.= O, that a mighty man, of such descent, Of such possessions, and so high esteem, Should be infused with so foul a spirit! 425 SHAKS.: _Tam. of the S.,_ Introduction, Sc. 2. Cowards die many times before their deaths; |
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