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“Graze on my lips; and if those hills be dry, stray lower, where the pleasant fountains lie.”

“Tis now the very witching time of night, when churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world.”

“Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.”

“Be wary then; best safety lies in fear.”

“Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign; one that cares for thee, And for thy maintenance commits his body To painful labour both by sea and land, To watch the night in storms, the day in cold, Whilst thou liest warm at home, secure and safe; And craves no other tribute at thy hands But love, fair looks and true obedience; Too little payment for so great a debt.”

“Here's that which is too weak to be a sinner, honest water, which ne'er left man i' the mire.”

“Let's go hand in hand, not one before another.”

“The pleasing punishment that women bear.”