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At Sestos, Hero dwelt; Hero the faire,
Whom young Apollo courted for her haire,
And offred as a dower his burning throne,
Where she should sit for men to gaze upon.

— Christopher Marlowe

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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.

The Jew of Malta (1589)

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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