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Thus fell that prince of darkness, once a bright
And shining star [...]:
To be in Heaven the second he disdains;
So now the first in Hell and flames he reigns,
Crowned once with joy and light: crowned now with fire and pains.

— Phineas Fletcher Locusts (1627)

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He is as cowardly
Who longer fears to live, as he who fears to die.

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In Heaven they scorned to serve, so now in Hell they reign.

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Beauty when most unclothed is clothed best.

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Poorly (poor man) he lived; poorly (poor man) he died.

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Who bathes in worldly joys, swims in a world of fears.

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