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Like untuned golden strings all women are,
Which long time lie untouch'd, will harshly jar.
Vessels of brass, oft handled, brightly shine.

— Christopher Marlowe Hero and Leander (1598)

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Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?

Hero and Leander (1598)

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.

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Excess of wealth is cause of covetousness.

The Jew of Malta (1589)

Our swords shall play the orators for us.

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