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The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

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‘Twelfth Night’ (1601) act 3, sc. 1, l. [68]<br />

Taste your legs, sir; put them to motion.<br />

‘Twelfth Night’ (1601) act 3, sc. 1, l. [88]<br />

’Twas never merry world<br />

Since lowly feigning was called compliment.<br />

‘Twelfth Night’ (1601) act 3, sc. 1, l. [110]<br />

O world! how apt the poor are to be proud.<br />

‘Twelfth Night’ (1601) act 3, sc. 1, l. [141]<br />

O! what a deal <strong>of</strong> scorn looks beautiful<br />

In the contempt and anger <strong>of</strong> his lip.<br />

‘Twelfth Night’ (1601) act 3, sc. 1, l. [159]<br />

Love sought is good, but giv’n unsought is better.<br />

‘Twelfth Night’ (1601) act 3, sc. 1, l. [170]<br />

You should then have accosted her, and with some excellent jests, fire-new from the mint, you<br />

should have banged the youth into dumbness.<br />

‘Twelfth Night’ (1601) act 3, sc. 2, l. [23]<br />

You are now sailed into the north <strong>of</strong> my lady’s opinion; where you will hang like an icicle on a<br />

Dutchman’s beard.<br />

‘Twelfth Night’ (1601) act 3, sc. 2, l. [29]<br />

I had as lief be a Brownist as a politician.<br />

‘Twelfth Night’ (1601) act 3, sc. 2, l. [35]<br />

As many lies as will lie in thy sheet <strong>of</strong> paper, although the sheet were big enough for the bed <strong>of</strong><br />

Ware in England, set ’em down.<br />

‘Twelfth Night’ (1601) act 3, sc. 2, l. [51]<br />

If he were opened, and you find so much blood in his liver as will clog the foot <strong>of</strong> a flea, I’ll<br />

eat the rest <strong>of</strong> the anatomy.<br />

‘Twelfth Night’ (1601) act 3, sc. 2, l. [68]<br />

Look, where the youngest wren <strong>of</strong> nine comes.<br />

‘Twelfth Night’ (1601) act 3, sc. 2, l. [73]<br />

He does smile his face into more lines than are in the new map with the augmentation <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Indies.<br />

‘Twelfth Night’ (1601) act 3, sc. 2, l. [85]<br />

In the south suburbs, at the Elephant,<br />

Is best to lodge.<br />

‘Twelfth Night’ (1601) act 3, sc. 3, l. 39<br />

I think we do know the sweet Roman hand.<br />

‘Twelfth Night’ (1601) act 3, sc. 4, l. [31]<br />

Why, this is very midsummer madness.<br />

‘Twelfth Night’ (1601) act 3, sc. 4, l. [62]<br />

What, man! defy the devil: consider, he’s an enemy to mankind.

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