My lady's sparrow is dead, the sparrow which was my lady's delight
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DAN SPARROW If he does what he's capable of doing, hitters won't hit him.
DAN SPARROW Last year, we babied him a little. Now his role is different.
DAN SPARROW We've got pitching; that's a good start. Even a couple of sophomores will get some innings.
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ANGELIA SPARROW Me? I'm dishonest, and a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. Honestly. It's the hone...
JACK SPARROW They were caught in the blast. There was a lot of rubble around and they were basically scared. They...
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DONALD SPARROW I am going to put my faith in the legal system that they are going to do to him what he deserves to ...
DONALD SPARROW When they told me Saturday morning, I wasn't this generous, believe me.
DONALD SPARROW For all I know, he's a very nice guy who made a very stupid decision .
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DONALD SPARROW From the very first day, I never had to get him out of bed to come to work.
DONALD SPARROW We had conversations about the type of music he liked and the type I liked. But they were always fri...
DONALD SPARROW We are going to miss him a lot.
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For you know, nuncle,
The hedge-sparrow fed the cuckoo so long
That it's had it head bit off b...
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When rogues like these (a sparrow cries)
To honours and employments rise,
I court no favor, as...
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And, being fed by us, you used us so
As that ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird,
Useth the sparr...
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Greensleeves was all my joy,
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
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I am certain that the Lord, who notes the fall of a sparrow, looks with compassion upon those who ha...
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When sparrows build and the leaves break forth, My old sorrow wakes and cries.
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Who sees with equal eye, as God of all,
A hero perish, or a sparrow fall,
Atoms or systems int...
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I’ve dropped out of their hearts like a little sparrow fallen from its nest. So gather me up, dear...
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RUPERT FRIEND Music is my life. It is sacred.
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And was the day of my delight
As pure and perfect as I say?
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My delight and thy delight Walking, like two angels white, In the gardens of the night.
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RHYS DARBY My heart is dead but the dead still cries.
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GEOFFREY RUSH My outfit thought I was dead.
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