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O great corrector of enormous times,
Shaker of o'er-rank states, thou grand decider
Of dusty and old titles, that healest with blood
The earth when it is sick, and curest the world
O' the pleurisy of people.

— John Fletcher

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Then, everlasting Love, restrain thy will;
'Tis god-like to have power, but not to kill.

Man is his own star, and that soul that can
Be honest is the only perfect man.

The Honest Man's Fortune (1613)

'Twas when young Eustace wore his heart in's breeches.

The Elder Brother (1625)

Death hath so many doors to let out life.

Corruption is a tree, whose branches are
Of an immeasurable length: they spread
Ev'rywhere; and the dew that drops from thence
Hath infected some chairs and stools of authority.

The Honest Man's Fortune (1613)

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