Every one can master a grief but he that has it.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Much Ado about Nothing. Act iii. Sc. 2.

Think of that, Master Brook.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act iii. Sc. 5.

Let every man be master of his time

Till seven at night.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Macbeth. Act iii. Sc. 1.

The choice and master spirits of this age.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Julius Caesar. Act iii. Sc. 1.

Such, mistress, such Nan,

Such master, such man.

Thomas Tusser (Circa 1515-1580): Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry. April's Abstract.

And sure th' Eternal Master found

His single talent well employ'd.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784): Verses on the Death of Mr. Robert Levet. Stanza 7.

And hence one master-passion in the breast,

Like Aaron's serpent, swallows up the rest.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744): Essay on Man. Epistle ii. Line 131.

The choice and master spirits of this age.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Julius Caesar. Act iii. Sc. 1.