My
lord, 'tis rated
As
those which sell would give: but you well know,
Things
of like value differing in the owners
Are
prized by their masters: believe't, dear lord,
You
mend the jewel by the wearing it.
(Timon
of Athens, Act 1, Scene 1, Lines 209-213)
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Let
Helen go:
Since
the first sword was drawn about this question,
Every
tithe soul, 'mongst many thousand dismes,
Hath
been as dear as Helen; I mean, of ours:
If
we have lost so many tenths of ours,
To
guard a thing not ours nor worth to us,
Had
it our name, the value of one ten,
What
merit's in that reason which denies
The
yielding of her up?
(Troilus
and Cressida, Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 1006-1014)
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