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8 Music to hear, why hear'st thou music sadly? Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy
Source: THE SONNETS

The bloody spur cannot provoke him on, That sometimes anger thrusts into his hide, Which heavily he answers with

a groan, More sharp to me than spurring to his side, For that same groan doth put this in my mind, My grief lies onward and my joy behind
Source: THE SONNETS

Mad in pursuit and in possession so, Had, having, and in quest, to have extreme, A bliss in proof and proved, a very woe, Before a joy proposed behind a dream
Source: THE SONNETS

O well-divided disposition! Note him, Note him, good Charmian; 'tis the man; but note him! He was not sad, for he would shine on those That make their looks by his; he was not merry, Which seem'd to tell them his remembrance lay In Egypt with his joy; but between both
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

Neither call the giddiness of it in question, the poverty of her, the small acquaintance, my sudden wooing, nor her sudden consenting; but say with me, I love Aliena; say with her that she loves me; consent with both that we may enjoy each other
Source: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

Play, music; and you brides and bridegrooms all, With measure heap'd in joy, to th' measures fall
Source: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS

We recommend to you, Tribunes of the People, Our purpose to them; and to our noble consul Wish we all joy and honour
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF CORIOLANUS

Her attendants are All sworn and honourable- they induc'd to steal it! And by a stranger! No, he hath enjoy'd her
Source: CYMBELINE

You holp us, sir, As you did mean indeed to be our brother; Joy'd are we that you are
Source: CYMBELINE

Where joy most revels, grief doth most lament; Grief joys, joy grieves, on slender accident
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK

And wherefore should these good news make me sick? Will Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters? She either gives a stomach and no

food- Such are the poor, in health- or else a feast, And takes away the stomach- such are the rich That have abundance and enjoy it not
Source: SECOND PART OF KING HENRY IV

If we may pass, we will; if we be hind'red, We shall your tawny ground with your red blood Discolour; and so, Montjoy, fare you well
Source: THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFTH

How now! What means this, herald? know'st thou not That I have fin'd these bones of mine for ransom? Com'st thou again for ransom? MONTJOY
Source: THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFTH

Praised be God, and not our strength, for it! What is this castle call'd that stands hard by? MONTJOY
Source: THE LIFE OF KING HENRY THE FIFTH

Why ring not out the bells aloud throughout the town? Dauphin, command the citizens make bonfires And feast and banquet in the open streets To celebrate the joy that God hath given us
Source: THE FIRST PART OF HENRY THE SIXTH

That, in regard King Henry gives consent, Of mere compassion and of lenity, To ease your country of distressful war, An suffer you to breathe in fruitful peace, You shall become true liegemen to his crown; And, Charles, upon condition thou wilt swear To pay him tribute and submit thyself, Thou shalt be plac'd as viceroy under him, And still enjoy thy regal dignity
Source: THE FIRST PART OF HENRY THE SIXTH

Great King of England, and my gracious lord, The mutual conference that my mind hath had, By day, by night, waking and in my dreams, In courtly company or at my beads, With you, mine alder-liefest sovereign, Makes me the bolder to salute my king With ruder terms, such as my wit affords And over-joy of heart doth minister
Source: THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

Thus sometimes hath the brightest day a cloud, And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold; So cares and joys abound, as seasons fleet
Source: THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

Now, York, or never, steel thy fearful thoughts And change misdoubt to resolution; Be that thou hop'st to be; or what thou art Resign to death- it is not worth th' enjoying
Source: THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

Is all thy comfort shut in Gloucester's tomb? Why, then Dame Margaret was ne'er thy joy
Source: THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

And, father, do but think How sweet a thing it is to wear a crown, Within whose circuit is Elysium And all that poets feign of bliss and joy
Source: THE THIRD PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

Ah, would she break from hence, that this my body Might in the ground be closed up in rest! For never henceforth shall I joy again; Never, O never, shall I see more joy
Source: THE THIRD PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

Sweet widow, by my state I swear to thee I speak no more than what my soul intends; And that is to enjoy thee for my love
Source: THE THIRD PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

Warwick, these words have turn'd my hate to love; And I forgive and quite forget old faults, And joy that thou becom'st King Henry's friend
Source: THE THIRD PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

But as this title honours me and mine, So your dislikes, to whom I would be pleasing, Doth cloud my joys with danger and with sorrow
Source: THE THIRD PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

We'll yoke together, like a double shadow To Henry's body, and supply his place; I mean, in bearing weight of government, While he enjoys the honour and his ease
Source: THE THIRD PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

But, with the first of all your chief affairs, Let me entreat- for I command no more- That Margaret your Queen and my son Edward Be sent for to return from France with speed; For till I see them here, by doubtful fear My joy of liberty is half eclips'd
Source: THE THIRD PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH

Among the crowds i' th' Abbey, where a finger Could not be wedg'd in more; I am stifled With the mere rankness of their joy
Source: KING HENRY THE EIGHTH

By heart you love her, because your heart cannot come by her; in heart you love her, because your heart is in love with her; and out of heart you love her, being out of heart that you cannot enjoy her
Source: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST

But if they will not, throw away that spirit, And I shall find you empty of that fault, Right joyful of your reformation
Source: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST

who riseth from a feast With that keen appetite that he sits down? Where is the horse that doth untread again His tedious measures with the unbated fire That he did pace them first? All things that are Are with more spirit chased than enjoyed
Source: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

Master Brook, I will first make bold with your money; next, give me your hand; and last, as I am a gentleman, you shall, if you will, enjoy Ford's wife
Source: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

Come to me at your convenient leisure, and you shall know how I speed; and the conclusion shall be crowned with your enjoying her
Source: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

She never had so sweet a changeling; And jealous Oberon would have the child Knight of his train, to trace the forests wild; But she perforce withholds the loved boy, Crowns him with flowers, and makes him all her joy
Source: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Come, sit thee down upon this flow'ry bed, While I thy amiable cheeks do coy, And stick musk-roses in thy sleek smooth head, And kiss thy fair large ears, my gentle joy
Source: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

If sanctimony and a frail vow betwixt an erring barbarian and a supersubtle Venetian be not too hard for my wits and all the tribe of hell, thou shalt enjoy her- therefore make money
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF OTHELLO, MOOR OF VENICE

Amen to that, sweet powers! I cannot speak enough of this content; It stops me here; it is too much of joy
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF OTHELLO, MOOR OF VENICE

But theirs is sweet'ned with the hope to have The present benefit which I possess; And hope to joy is little less in joy Than hope enjoy'd
Source: KING RICHARD THE SECOND

The bay trees in our country are all wither'd, And meteors fright the fixed stars of heaven; The pale-fac'd moon looks bloody on the earth, And lean-look'd prophets whisper fearful change; Rich men look sad, and ruffians dance and leap- The one in fear to lose what they enjoy, The other to enjoy by rage and war
Source: KING RICHARD THE SECOND

As little joy, my lord, as you suppose You should enjoy were you this country's king, As little joy you may suppose in me That I enjoy, being the Queen thereof
Source: KING RICHARD III

Why, so he doth, when he delivers you From this earth's thraldom to the joys of heaven
Source: KING RICHARD III

Drown desperate sorrow in dead Edward's grave, And plant your joys in living Edward's throne
Source: KING RICHARD III

[To DORSET] Go thou to Richmond, and good fortune guide thee! [To ANNE] Go thou to Richard, and good angels tend thee! [To QUEEN ELIZABETH] Go thou to sanctuary, and good thoughts possess thee! I to my grave, where peace and rest lie with me! Eighty odd years of sorrow have I seen, And each hour's joy wreck'd with a week of teen
Source: KING RICHARD III

Go, then, my mother, to thy daughter go; Make bold her bashful years with your experience; Prepare her ears to hear a wooer's tale; Put in her tender heart th' aspiring flame Of golden sovereignty; acquaint the Princes With the sweet silent hours of marriage joys
Source: KING RICHARD III

O, I have bought the mansion of a love, But not possess'd it; and though I am sold, Not yet enjoy'd
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET

Back, foolish tears, back to your native spring! Your tributary drops belong to woe, Which you, mistaking, offer up to joy
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET

Marry, my child, early next Thursday morn The gallant, young, and noble gentleman, The County Paris, at Saint Peter's Church, Shall happily make thee there a joyful bride
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET

If I may trust the flattering truth of sleep My dreams presage some joyful news at hand
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET

Do, good old grandsire, and withal make known Which way thou travellest- if along with us, We shall be joyful of thy company
Source: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

Let me embrace with old Vincentio; And wander we to see thy honest son, Who will of thy arrival be full joyous
Source: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

Hail, Rome, victorious in thy mourning weeds! Lo, as the bark that hath discharg'd her fraught Returns with precious lading to the bay From whence at first she weigh'd her anchorage, Cometh Andronicus, bound with laurel boughs, To re-salute his country with his tears, Tears of true joy for his return to Rome
Source: THE TRAGEDY OF TITUS ANDRONICUS

O gentle Proteus, Love's a mighty lord, And hath so humbled me as I confess There is no woe to his correction, Nor to his service no such joy on earth
Source: THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

I am sorry, Most sorry, you have broken from his liking Where you were tied in duty; and as sorry Your choice is not so rich in worth as beauty, That you might well enjoy her
Source: THE WINTER'S TALE

There might you have beheld one joy crown another, so and in such manner that it seem'd sorrow wept to take leave of them; for their joy waded in tears
Source: THE WINTER'S TALE

There's time enough for that, Lest they desire upon this push to trouble Your joys with like relation
Source: THE WINTER'S TALE


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