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But in our Sanazarro 'tis not so,
He being pure and tried gold; and any stamp
Of grace, to make him current to the world,
The duke is pleased to give him, will add honour
To the great bestower; for he, though allow'd
Companion to his master, still preserves
His majesty in full lustre.

— Philip Massinger Great Duke of Florence (1627)

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Be wise;
Soar not too high, to fall; but stoop to rise.

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Death hath a thousand doors to let out life.

A Very Woman (1619)

Like a rough orator, that brings more truth
Than rhetoric, to make good his accusation.

Great Duke of Florence (1627)

Out, you impostors!
Quack-salving, cheating mountebanks! Your skill
Is to make sound men sick, and sick men kill.

Virgin Martyr (1622)

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