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Family Quotes
But if there's anything in which I shine, 'T is in arranging all my friends' affairs,Not having, of my own, domestic cares (1.23)
Sex Quotes
His classic studies made a little puzzle,Because of the filthy loves of gods and goddesses,Who in the earlier days raised a bustle,But never put on pantaloons or bodices (1.41)
Gender Quotes
In her first passion Woman loves her lover,In all the others all she loves is Love,Which grows a habit she can ne'er get over,And fits her loosely—like an easy glove (3.3)
Youth Quotes
And will not love dare to trust itself in truth,And Love is taught hypocrisy from youth (1.72)
Education Quotes
In the case our Lord the King should go to war again,He learned the arts of riding, fencing, gunnery,And how to scale a fortress—or a nunnery (1.38)