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And thus methinks should men of judgment frame
Their means of traffic from the vulgar trade,
And, as their wealth increaseth, so inclose
Infinite riches in a little room.

— Christopher Marlowe The Jew of Malta (1589)

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Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?

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Now will I show myself to have more of the serpent than the dove; that is, more knave than fool.

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When all the world dissolves,
And every creature shall be purified,
All places shall be hell that are not heaven.

Doctor Faustus (1603)

Excess of wealth is cause of covetousness.

The Jew of Malta (1589)

Our swords shall play the orators for us.

Tamburlaine (1588)

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