For what is worth in anything, But so much money as 'twill bring?
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost (often misattributed or misremembered, actual quote is different in Paradise Lost, but the sentiment exists in other works, though this exact phrasing is not found in his major works. This seems to be a common misattribution, or a paraphrase of a more complex idea.)
1667 (approx)
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"But O, the heavy change, now thou art gone, Now thou art gone, and never must return!"
Strange & Unusual"For indeed none can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license; which never hath more scope or more indulgence than under Tyrants."
Shocking"For what can be more unjust than to throw the blame of a bad cause upon the fault of the first man?"
Controversial"What if the sun be dark’ned in his sphere, And with no chearful ray salute the spring?"
Strange & Unusual"Promiscuous reading is necessary to the constituting of human nature."
Humorous