Aubrey John 1626-1697

Brief Lives ‘John Milton'
Oval face. His eye a dark grey. He had auburn hair. His complexion exceeding fair - he was so fair that they called him the lady of Christ's College.

Bennett Arnold 1867-1931

The Card
His opinion of himself, having once risen, remained at ‘set fair'.

De Gaulle Charles 1890-1970

Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains, they drown in every drop.

Drayton Michael 1563-1631

To the Cambro-Britons
Fair stood the wind for France.

Dryden John 1631-1700

Alexander's Feast
None but the brave deserves the fair.

Jay Douglas 1907-1996

(slogan for North Battersea by-election)
Fair shares for all, is Labour's call.

Keats John 1795-1821

‘To one who has been long in city pent'
To one who has been long in city pent,
‘Tis very sweet to look into the fair
And open face of heaven.

Langland William c.1330-1400

The Vision of Piers Plowman
A faire feeld ful of folk fond I ther bitwene
Of alle manere of men, the meene and the riche,
Werchynge and wandrynge as the world asketh.

Lerner Alan Jay 1918-1986

My Fair Lady ‘A Hymn to Him'
Why can't a woman be more like a man?
Men are so honest, so thoroughly square;
Eternally noble, historically fair;
Who, when you win, will always give your back a pat.
Why can't a woman be like that?

Marlowe Christopher 1564-1593

Tamburlaine the Great
Ah fair Zenocrate, divine Zenocrate,
Fair is too foul an epithet for thee.

Milton John 1608-1674

Paradise Lost
She fair, divinely fair, fit love for gods.

Shakespeare William 1564-1616

Measure for Measure
The hand that hath made you fair hath made you good.

Wither George 1588-1667

A Description of Love ‘I Loved a lass ...'

I loved a lass, a fair one,
As fair as e'er was seen;
She was indeed a rare one,
Another Sheba queen.

Wither George 1588-1667

Sonnet
For, if she be not for me,
What care I know fair she be.

Wordsworth William 1770-1850

‘Composed upon Westminster Bridge'
Earth has not anything to show more fair:
Dull would he be of soul who could pass by
A sight so touching in its majesty.

Orwell George 1903-1950

Shooting an Elephant
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, and disregard of all the rules.

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